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Mental health, fatigue and function are associated with increased risk of disease flare following TNF inhibitor tapering in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an exploratory analysis of data from the Optimizing TNF Tapering in RA (OPTTIRA) trial

BACKGROUND: Tapering of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy appears feasible, safe and effective in selected patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Depression is highly prevalent in RA and may impact on flare incidence through various mechanisms. This study aims to investigate if psychologic...

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Autores principales: Bechman, Katie, Sin, Fang En, Ibrahim, Fowzia, Norton, Sam, Matcham, Faith, Scott, David Lloyd, Cope, Andrew, Galloway, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976130/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29862047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000676