Factors associated with hand joint destruction in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Factors associated with hand joint destruction in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background There have been no previous report of hand joint destruction prevalence in Chinese rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and potential factors of hand joint destruction among RA patients from Nantong China. In addit...

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Main Authors: Lijuan Zhang, Jing Wang, Qiuxiang Zhang, Ting Fu, Rulan Yin, Ze Wang, Liren Li, Xianhua Wu, Zhifeng Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Hand joint destruction
Disease activity
Quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1548-7

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