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The comparative risk of serious infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients starting or switching...

The comparative risk of serious infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients starting or switching...

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The comparative risk of serious infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients starting or switching biological agents

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Full title

The comparative risk of serious infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients starting or switching biological agents

Publisher

London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism

Journal title

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2011-08, Vol.70 (8), p.1401-1406

Language

English

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Publisher

London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Background It is unclear whether anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha and biological agents with different mechanisms of action have similar safety. This study evaluated the incidence of hospitalised infections among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients starting or switching various biological agents. Methods Using a database from a large US healthcare...

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The comparative risk of serious infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients starting or switching biological agents

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3128235

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3128235

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ISSN

0003-4967

E-ISSN

1468-2060

DOI

10.1136/ard.2010.146365

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