Occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis is not increased in the first degree relatives of a population based inception cohort of inflammatory polyarthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-93

  Jones, M A ^a   Silman, A J ^a   Whiting, S ^b   Barrett, E M ^b   Symmons, D P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030050074     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.2.89     Document Type: Article

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