Enhanced Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Elucidation, Assessment, and Management
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1Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa 2Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, 0370 Oslo, Norway 3Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, 39008 Santander, Spain 4Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6525 Nijmegen, Netherlands
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دوره 2015 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015