Rheumatoid arthritis: Predicting mortality in RA: the quest for useful information.
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Abstract
A new study suggests that rheumatoid arthritis does not increase cancer-related mortality in patients with cancer, particularly in those with advanced stage malignancies. Could the inclusion of quantitative measures of inflammation, physical function or socioeconomic status have changed these findings?
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid