Association between bronchiectasis and smoking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1001-1002

  Kaushik, V V ^a   Hutchinson, D ^b   Desmond, J ^a   Lynch, M P ^a   Dawson, J K ^a,c  

^a ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c St Helens Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BRONCHIECTASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 3242696861     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.015123     Document Type: Letter

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