Problem. lt has been suggested that type of chimeric mRNA is associated with differences in
the clinical and hematologic characteristics of chronic myeloid Leukemia (CML). However, …

Objective To determine the magnitude of risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population through a meta‐analysis of …

Objective To determine the magnitude of the risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD;
fatal and non-fatal), including acute myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accidents (…

A minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is an important concept used to determine
whether a medical intervention improves perceived outcomes in patients. Prior to the …

… Avina -Zubieta holds salary awards from the Canadian Arthritis Network and the Arthritis …
Avina-Zubieta had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the …

Background Recent hospital-based studies have suggested a sixfold increased risk of
pulmonary embolism (PE) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the year following admission. We …

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the long term effectiveness between
chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). METHODS Medical charts of all patients …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for 7 measures
of fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Study subjects …

Background & Aims Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) exist worldwide, with high prevalence
in North America. IBD is complex and costly, and its increasing prevalence places a …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review of studies reporting on the development or
validation of comorbidity indices using administrative health data and compare their ability to …