A Study of Multiple Causes of Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis

From the Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Pinheiro has a scholarship from CAPES (Ministry of Education, Brazil), and Dr. Sato has a scholarship from CNPq (Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Brazil). F.A. Pinheiro, MD; D.C. Souza, MD, PhD; E.I. Sato, MD, PhD; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Address correspondence to Dr. E.I. Sato, Rua Botucatu, 740, CEP 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: eisato@unifesp.br. Accepted for publication July 27, 2015.

From the Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Pinheiro has a scholarship from CAPES (Ministry of Education, Brazil), and Dr. Sato has a scholarship from CNPq (Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Brazil). F.A. Pinheiro, MD; D.C. Souza, MD, PhD; E.I. Sato, MD, PhD; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Address correspondence to Dr. E.I. Sato, Rua Botucatu, 740, CEP 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: eisato@unifesp.br. Accepted for publication July 27, 2015.

From the Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Pinheiro has a scholarship from CAPES (Ministry of Education, Brazil), and Dr. Sato has a scholarship from CNPq (Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Brazil). F.A. Pinheiro, MD; D.C. Souza, MD, PhD; E.I. Sato, MD, PhD; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Address correspondence to Dr. E.I. Sato, Rua Botucatu, 740, CEP 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: eisato@unifesp.br. Accepted for publication July 27, 2015.