Traditional cardiovascular risk factors, inflammation and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Published in Rheumatology (Oxford) on September 16, 2012

Authors

Katherine P Liao1, Daniel H Solomon

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, PBB-B3, Boston, MA 02115, USA. kliao@partners.org

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A Study of the Effect of Tocilizumab on Markers of Atherogenic Risk in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis | NCT00535782

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