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Potential risk of TNF inhibitors on the progression of interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
1 Aug 2014
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OBJECTIVES: Biological therapy represents important advances in alleviating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the effect on interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been controversial. The objective of this study was to assess the risk of such treatment for patients with ILD. DESIGN: Case-control cohorts. SETTING: Single centre in Japan. PARTICIPANTS: This study included 163 patients with RA who underwent biological...
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