Risk of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in newly diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis patients: a population-based matched cohort study

Risk of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in newly diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis patients: a population-based matched cohort study

Abstract Objective To investigate the risk of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods Using 2003–2012 claims data from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 30,911 newly diagnosed AS patients requiring med...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Hua Chen, Wen-Cheng Chao, Yi-Hsing Chen, Tsu-Yi Hsieh, Kuo-Lung Lai, Yi-Ming Chen, Wei-Ting Hung, Ching-Tsai Lin, Chih-Wei Tseng, Ching-Heng Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Ankylosing spondylitis
Immune-mediated inflammatory disease
Incidence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-1980-1

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