Reduced incidence of alcohol related deaths in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-76

  Myllykangas Luosujärvi, Riitta ^a   Aho, Kimmo ^b   Kautiainen, Hannu ^c   Hakala, Markku ^d  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ALCOHOLISM; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034106591     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.59.1.75     Document Type: Article

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