Increased cardiovascular disease in patients with inflammatory arthritis in primary care: A cross-sectional observation

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1866-1868

  Peters, Mike J L ^a   Nielen, Mark M J ^b   Raterman, Hennie G ^a   Verheij, Robert A ^b   Schellevis, Francois G ^a,b   Nurmohamed, Michael T ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Inflammatory arthritis; Primary care; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349240294     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090010     Document Type: Article

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