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Interstitial lung disease has a poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis: results from an inception cohort
Lara D. Veeken · 2010 · Vol. 49(8) · pp. 1483–1489
Gouri Koduri✉Sam NortonAdam Young(St Albans City Hospital)Nigel Cox(St Albans City Hospital)Paul Davies(St Albans City Hospital)J Devlin(St Albans City Hospital)J. Dixey(St Albans City Hospital)Andrew Gough(St Albans City Hospital)P. Prouse(St Albans City Hospital)J B Winfield(St Albans City Hospital)P. Williams(St Albans City Hospital)on behalf of ERAS (Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Study)
Abstract
RA-ILD is an important and early feature of RA. It is related to disease activity and has a poor prognosis. Further studies are required to determine whether screening for pulmonary disease would identify these patients at an earlier stage.
Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisSarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchEosinophilic Disorders and SyndromesMedicineInterstitial lung diseaseRheumatoid arthritisInternal medicineCumulative incidenceIncidence (geometry)CohortComorbidityLung
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AgedArthritis, RheumatoidEnglandFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRisk FactorsCohort StudiesTreatment OutcomeLung Diseases, InterstitialAntirheumatic Agents
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- University of Hertfordshire
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