## Abstract ## Objective Various etiologic mechanisms have been implicated in the observed increase in cardiovascular mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Body mass index (BMI) is associated with cardiovascular mortality in the general population. This study compared the effect of BMI on cardio
Body mass index and clinical response to infliximab in rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by Ruth Klaasen; Carla A. Wijbrandts; Danielle M. Gerlag; Paul P. Tak
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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