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Arthritis
New findings from L.A.G. Rodriguez and co-authors in the area of arthritis published
June 9th, 2009
In this recent study, researchers in Madrid, Spain conducted a study "To estimate the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in primary care and to investigate associations with consultation behaviour, risk factors, and comorbidities, using the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD). Subjects with a first-ever diagnosis of RA between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1997 (n=579) were identified from a cohort of 1 206 918 subjects aged 20-79 years without cancer." "Controls from the same cohort were frequency-matched to the RA group by age, sex, and calendar year (n=4234). Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of being diagnosed with RA in association...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-09)
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