Association between tonsillitis and newly diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis: A nationwide, population-based, case-control study.

<h4>Objectives</h4>To investigate the association between tonsillitis and the risk of newly diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis (AS).<h4>Methods</h4>We used 2003-2012 data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database to conduct this nationwide, population-based...

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Main Authors: Wen-Cheng Chao, Ching-Heng Lin, Yi-Ming Chen, Rong-San Jiang, Hsin-Hua Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220721