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Are patients with rheumatoid arthritis still at an increased risk of tuberculosis and what is the role of biological treatments?

Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth V Arkema, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, T2, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17176, Sweden; Elizabeth.Arkema{at}ki.se Objective To estimate the risk of tuberculosis (TB) ...
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Increased mortality in ankylosing spondylitis is related to disease activity

1 Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway 2 Department of Rheumatology, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to ...
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Smoking is a major preventable risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis: estimations of risks after various exposures to cigarette smoke

2 Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 3 Unit of Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University/Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden 4 ...
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Survival in adults and children with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis of studies from 1950 to 2016

Objective To determine trends in survival among adult and paediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) from 1950 to the present. Methods We performed a systematic literature review to ...
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Impact of pregnancy on health related quality of life evaluated prospectively in pregnant women with rheumatic diseases by the SF-36 health survey

Objective: To gain insight into patient experience of the disease course and health related quality of life during and after pregnancy in women with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
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The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part II): validation and final selection

Objective: To validate and refine two sets of candidate criteria for the classification/diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods: All Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society ...
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Extra-articular disease manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis: incidence trends and risk factors over 46 years

2 Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA 3 Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, ...
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Does hydrotherapy improve strength and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis—a randomised controlled trial comparing a gym based and a hydrotherapy based ...

1 Flinders University Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia 2 Physiotherapy Department, Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia ...
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Dietary intake of fibre and risk of knee osteoarthritis in two US prospective cohorts

Objectives Dietary fibre reduces body weight and inflammation both of which are linked with knee osteoarthritis (OA). We examined the association between fibre intake and risk of knee OA. Methods We ...
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Cognitive–behavioural therapies and exercise programmes for patients with fibromyalgia: state of the art and future directions

1 Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2 Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 ...
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Effects and safety of rituximab in systemic sclerosis: an analysis from the European Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR) group

Objectives To assess the effects of Rituximab (RTX) on skin and lung fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) belonging to the European Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR) cohort and ...
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EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome

Objective: To develop evidence-based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome. Methods: A multidisciplinary task force was formed representing 11 European countries. The design of ...