Increased Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated with Cardiovascular Complications - A National Population-Based Cohort Study.

There have been few large population-based studies of the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and glomerulonephritis. This nationwide cohort study investigated the risks of developing CKD and glomerulonephritis in patients with RA, and the associated risks...

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Main Authors: Hsien-Yi Chiu, Hui-Ling Huang, Chien-Hsun Li, Hung-An Chen, Chia-Lun Yeh, Shih-Hsiang Chiu, Wei-Chun Lin, Yu-Pin Cheng, Tsen-Fang Tsai, Shinn-Ying Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4583248?pdf=render