Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among rheumatoid arthritis: results from national inpatient database

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among rheumatoid arthritis: results from national inpatient database

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is being increasingly recognized as an important contributor to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although smoking is a major risk factor, other factors may play a role. We used National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2013 to explore this relationship. We used prop...

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Main Authors: Rashmi Dhital, Sijan Basnet, Prakash Paudel, Yam Prasad Acharya, Dilli Ram Poudel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
RA
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
association
national database
National Inpatient Sample
NIS
HCUP
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1485460

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1485460

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