… Michaud has received consultant fees, speaking fees, and/or honoraria (less than $10,000)
from the Mayo Foundation. Dr. Saag has received consultant fees, speaking fees, and/or …

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations.
Over the past decade there has been considerable progress in our understanding of the …

… Summary relationship between number of comorbidities and quality of life (QOL) using
EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) and the Michaud/Wolfe comorbidity index from a random observation in …

Objective Remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an increasingly attainable goal, but there
is no widely used definition of remission that is stringent but achievable and could be …

Objective The risk of lymphoma is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and
spontaneous reporting suggests that methotrexate (MTX) and anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti‐…

Objective To make recommendations on how to report disease activity in clinical trials of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) endorsed by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and …

Objective Induction of malignancy is a major concern when rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is
treated with biologic therapy. A meta‐analysis of RA biologic clinical trials found a general …

Objective According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 1999 and 2000
incidence rates for tuberculosis (TB) in the US population were 6.4 and 5.8, respectively, per …

Objective Pneumonia is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
This study was undertaken to determine the rate and predictors of hospitalization for …

Objective A number of different variables have been proposed as risk factors for mortality in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but limited prospective information on the magnitude …