What effects might anti-TNFalpha treatment be expected to have on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis? A review of the role of TNFalpha in cardiovascular pathophysiology.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on January 24, 2007

Authors

W G Dixon1, D P M Symmons

Author Affiliations

1: ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

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