Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in Northern Sweden

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 445-451

  Wållberg Jonsson, Solveig ^a   Öhman, Marie Louise ^b   Dahlqvist, Solbritt Rantapää ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; ischemic heart disease; morbidity; mortality; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DMARD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0039855369     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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