Does social disadvantage contribute to the excess mortality in rheumatoid arthritis patients?

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on September 01, 1999

Authors

N Maiden1, H A Capell, R Madhok, R Hampson, E A Thomson

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal Infirmary, Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0SF.

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