Obesity and comorbidity are independently associated with a failure to achieve remission in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Ellerby, Nicolas ^a   Mattey, Derek L ^a,b   Packham, Jonathan ^a   Dawes, Peter ^a   Hider, Samantha L ^a,b  

^a HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 84921750873     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206254     Document Type: Letter

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