Towards the elucidation of the true impact of adipocytokines on cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Dessein, Patrick H ^a   Solomon, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; LEPTIN;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATHEROGENESIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOTE;

ADIPOKINES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE;

EID: 84890528147     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar4412     Document Type: Editorial

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