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Paracetamol and cyclooxygenase inhibition: is there a cause for concern?

1 Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany 2 Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Friedrich Alexander University ...
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Archive of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, a leading rheumatology journal previously published by BMJ.
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Smoking is a major preventable risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis: estimations of risks after various exposures to cigarette smoke

2 Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 3 Unit of Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University/Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden 4 ...
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EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis

15 Department of Radiology. Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands 16 Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands ...
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Withdrawal of low-dose prednisone in SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease for more than 1 year: a randomised clinical trial

1 Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupement Hospitalier Pitié–Salpêtrière, French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Antibody ...
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OP0229 THE GROUP FOR RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT OF PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS (GRAPPA) TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 2021

Background: Since the 2015 GRAPPA treatment recommendations were published, therapeutic options and management strategies for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have advanced considerably. Objectives: The goal ...
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The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part II): validation and final selection

Objective: To validate and refine two sets of candidate criteria for the classification/diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods: All Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society ...
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Fish oil in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised, double-blind controlled trial within algorithm-based drug use

Background The effects of fish oil (FO) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have not been examined in the context of contemporary treatment of early RA. This study examined the effects of high versus low ...
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Impact of smoking as a risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Department of Clinical Pathology and Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan Method: Data sources were observational studies that examined the association between smoking ...
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EULAR definition of arthralgia suspicious for progression to rheumatoid arthritis

Correspondence to Dr Annette H M van der Helm-van Mil, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; AvdHelm{at}lumc.nl Background ...
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Immunogenicity and safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases and in the general population: a multicentre study

Introduction Vaccination represents a cornerstone in mastering the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on immunogenicity and safety of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in patients with autoimmune inflammatory ...
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Physiotherapy for anterior knee pain: a randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of the individual components of physiotherapy in subjects with anterior knee pain. METHODS An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomised controlled ...