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Early medication use in new-onset rheumatoid arthritis may delay joint replacement: results of a large population-based study

INTRODUCTION: Use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may prevent joint damage and potentially reduce joint replacement surgeries. We assessed the association between RA drug use and joint replacement in Quebec, Canada. METHODS: A cohort of new-onset RA pa...

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Autores principales: Moura, Cristiano S., Abrahamowicz, Michal, Beauchamp, Marie-Eve, Lacaille, Diane, Wang, Yishu, Boire, Gilles, Fortin, Paul R., Bessette, Louis, Bombardier, Claire, Widdifield, Jessica, Hanly, John G., Feldman, Debbie, Maksymowych, Walter, Peschken, Christine, Barnabe, Cheryl, Edworthy, Steve, Bernatsky, Sasha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26235697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0713-3