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Influence of sex on disease severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2005
Gossec Laure, Baro-Riba Judith, Bozonnat Marie-Cécile, Daurès Jean-Pierre, Sany Jacques, Eliaou Jean-François, Combe Bernard
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient's sex influences the severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in terms of clinical severity or need for treatments. METHODS: This was a retrospective, single-center study. We compared 133 male patients with 133 female patients presenting with RA and matched for disease duration. Data collection included demographic characteristics, pattern of joint involvement, extraarticular...
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