Prognostic importance of low body mass index in relation to cardiovascular mortality in rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3450-3457

  Kremers, Hilal Maradit ^a   Nicola, Paulo J ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   Ballman, Karla V ^a   Gabriel, Sherine E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 8444233962     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20612     Document Type: Article

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