A retrospective cohort study: 10-year trend of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biological agents use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis at Veteran Affairs Medical Centers

Ng, Bernard; Chu, Adeline; M. Khan, Myrna

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002468

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A retrospective cohort study: 10-year trend of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biological agents use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis at Veteran Affairs Medical Centers

Published in BMJ Open • Jan 1, 2013

Authors:

Bernard Ng

Adeline Chu

Myrna M. Khan

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the trends in patterns of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biological agents use from 1999 to 2009 and to identify patient characteristics associated with different patterns of their use in a national sample of Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DESIGN...

Subject

Medicine

Rheumatoid arthritis

Retrospective cohort study

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