Pattern of risks of rheumatoid arthritis among patients using statins: A cohort study with the clinical practice research datalink.

We examined the association between statin use and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with special focus on describing the patterns of risks of RA during statin exposure in a large population-based cohort in the United Kingdom. In the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, patients aged ≥40 years...

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Main Authors: Hilda J I de Jong, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Arief Lalmohamed, Frank de Vries, Rob J Vandebriel, Henk van Loveren, Olaf H Klungel, Tjeerd P van Staa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5825093?pdf=render