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The effect of an intensive smoking cessation intervention on disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease with the potential to induce significant disability. Patients with RA are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Smokers with RA tend to experience more pain and fatigue, higher disease activity, more ero...

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Autores principales: Roelsgaard, Ida Kristiane, Thomsen, Thordis, Østergaard, Mikkel, Christensen, Robin, Hetland, Merete Lund, Jacobsen, Søren, Andersen, Lena, Tønnesen, Hanne, Rollefstad, Silvia, Semb, Anne Grete, Esbensen, Bente Appel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5706378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29183347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2309-5