Longterm mortality outcome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Early presenters continue to do well

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1072-1077

  Symmons, Deborah P M ^a,c   Jones, Michael A ^a   Scott, David L ^b   Prior, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Mortality; Outcome; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031853541     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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