Increased occurrence of cardiovascular events and comorbidities in a general rheumatology cohort

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-276

  Mohammad, A ^a,b   Hartery, K ^a   Bond, U ^a   Phelan, M ^a  

^a SOUTH INFIRMARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Comorbid conditions; Infection; Malignancy; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SMOKING; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954426514     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-010-0475-5     Document Type: Article

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