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A review of the methods used to define glucocorticoid exposure and risk attribution when investigating the risk of fracture in a rheumatoid arthritis population

BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoid therapy is used widely in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with good efficacy but concerns about safety including fractures. Estimates of fracture risk for any given patient are complicated by the dynamic pattern of glucocorticoid use, where patients vary in their d...

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Autores principales: Robinson, D.E., Dennison, E.M., Cooper, C., van Staa, T.P., Dixon, W.G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27268854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2016.06.001