Influence of prior antibiotic use on risk of rheumatoid arthritis: case control study in general practice

OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that prior antibiotics influences the risk of developing RA. METHODS:A case-control study was conducted over 15 years using the UK's Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre database. The frequency and type of antibiotic prescript...

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Main Authors: Armstrong, D, Dregan, A, Ashworth, M, White, P, McGee, C, De Lusignan, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019