Decreasing mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a large population based cohort in Sweden, 1964-95

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 906-912

  Björnådal, Lena ^a   Baecklund, Eva ^a   Yin, Li ^a   Granath, Fredrik ^a   Klareskog, Lars ^a   Ekbom, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Mortality; Outcome; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036252599     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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