The relationship between social deprivation, disease outcome measures, and response to treatment in patients with stable, long-standing rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with lower socioeconomic status (SES) are known to have more severe disease, more comorbidity, and higher mortality. It is not known whether SES influences response to treatment in RA. We examined the relationship between area of residence (as a su...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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