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Higher incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis or osteoarthritis-related surgery: a nationwide, population-based, case–control study in Taiwan

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  • Ming-Chi Lu Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Keng-Chang Liu Department of Orthopedics, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ning-Sheng Lai Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Malcolm Koo Department of Medical Research, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Malcolm Koo; m.koo{at}utoronto.ca and Dr Ning-Sheng Lai; tzuchilai{at}gmail.com
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Lu M, Liu K, Lai N, et al
Higher incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis or osteoarthritis-related surgery: a nationwide, population-based, case–control study in Taiwan
BMJ Open 2015;5:e008513. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008513

Publication history

  • Received April 16, 2015
  • Revised October 20, 2015
  • Accepted November 18, 2015
  • First published December 18, 2015.
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October 26, 2017
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