Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and association with disease duration and hospitalization

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1350-1356

  Holmqvist, Marie E ^a   Neovius, Martin ^a   Eriksson, Jonas ^a   Mantel, Ängla ^a   Wållberg Jonsson, Solveig ^b   Jacobsson, Lennart T H ^c   Askling, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84866950154     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2012.jama.11741     Document Type: Article

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