Increased primary care use for musculoskeletal symptoms, infections and comorbidities in the years before the diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis

Objectives Little is known about relevant events in the at-risk phase of rheumatoid arthritis before the development of clinically apparent inflammatory arthritis (IA). The present study assessed musculoskeletal symptoms, infections and comorbidity in future IA patients.Methods In a nested case–cont...

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Main Authors: Jos W R Twisk, D van Schaardenburg, Marian van Beers-Tas, Markus MJ Nielen, Joke Korevaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/6/2/e001163.full