Long-term use of biologic agents does not increase the risk of serious infections in elderly patient...
Long-term use of biologic agents does not increase the risk of serious infections in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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This study aimed to determine whether the long-term use of biologic agents increases serious infections in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the risk factors of serious infections in biologics-treated elderly RA patients. We retrospectively analyzed the incidence rate of serious infections that required hospitalizatio...
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Long-term use of biologic agents does not increase the risk of serious infections in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5310556
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5310556
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0172-8172
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1437-160X
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10.1007/s00296-016-3631-z
