Cardiovascular disease associated with the use of glucocorticoids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis : a population-based study.
Most studies of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis patients (RA) have found increased mortality rates compared with the general population, and the majority suggest that one third to one half of the premature deaths in RA are due to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD), including myocardial infarct...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29782 |