Tools for the Assessment of Comorbidity Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis

IntroductionComorbidities influence the prognosis, clinical outcomes, disease activity, and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA patients have a high-comorbidity burden necessitating their study. Comorbidity indices are used to measure comorbidities and to study their impacts on diffe...

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Main Authors: Fawad Aslam, Nasim Ahmed Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00039/full