Amyloidosis as a cause of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-413

  Koivuniemi, Riitta ^a   Paimela, Leena ^b   Suomalainen, Risto ^c   Leirisalo Repo, Marjatta ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

^c HYVINKÄÄ HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Autopsy; Cause of death; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREND STUDY;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 48949117161     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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