## Abstract ## Objective To assess the association between the initiation of anti–tumor necrosis factor α (anti‐TNFα) therapy and the risk of serious bacterial infections in routine care. ## Methods This was a cohort study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in whom specific disease‐modif
Serious infection following anti–tumor necrosis factor α therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Lessons from interpreting data from observational studies
✍ Scribed by W. G. Dixon; D. P. M. Symmons; M. Lunt; K. D. Watson; K. L. Hyrich; A. J. Silman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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