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Erosive hand osteoarthritis: its prevalence and clinical impact in the general population and symptomatic hand osteoarthritis

1 Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 2 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 3 Department of ...
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Ankylosing spondylitis: an overview

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, Berlin, Germany 2 Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany and Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, ...
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Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Objectives To report the level and trends of prevalence, incidence and years lived with disability (YLDs) for osteoarthritis (OA) in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 by age, sex and ...
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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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Lymphocyte populations and cytokine concentrations in pericardial fluid from a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with cardiac tamponade

Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, ...