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The influence of systemic glucocorticoid therapy upon the risk of non-serious infection in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nested case–control study

BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoid therapy is strongly associated with an elevated risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The association between glucocorticoids and common non-serious infections (NSI) is not well studied. METHODS: A cohort of 16 207 patients with RA aged ove...

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Autores principales: Dixon, W G, Kezouh, A, Bernatsky, S, Suissa, S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21285116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.144741