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Cardiovascular Risk Factors Differ in Magnitude in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
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Title Cardiovascular Risk Factors Differ in Magnitude in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568295?src=rss
Description Some traditional risk factors impart more risk of developing cardiovascular disease, while other confer less risk, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in non-RA patients, according to a report in the January issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Rheumatology
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Date Jan 8, 2008
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