No increased mortality in incident cases of rheumatoid arthritis during the new millennium

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2057-2058

  Puolakka, Kari ^a   Kautiainen, H ^b,c   Pohjolainen, T ^c   Virta, L ^d  

^a Lappeenranta Central Hospital   (Finland)

^b Central Finland Central Hospital   (Finland)

^c Orton Hospital   (Finland)

^d SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149465545     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.125492     Document Type: Letter

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