Correspondence to Dr Xiang Xu, Department of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, China; xiangxu{at}tmmu.edu.cn; Dr Song Guo Zheng, Division ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, Berlin, Germany 2 Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany and Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Free University, ...

Background: Patient reported outcome measures used in studies of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have been found to be inadequate for determining the impact of the disease from the patient’s perspective.

Background and purpose Several epidemiologic studies reported increased mortality in patients with GCA, while others found that the overall survival was essentially identical to that of the general ...

2 Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA 3 Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, ...

1 Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 2 Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital and ...

3 Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA Correspondence to Dr Zachary Scott Wallace, Rheumatology Unit, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, ...

Background: The Composite Response Index in Systemic Sclerosis (CRISS) is a 2-step process for the probability of improvement of patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) ranging from ...

Aim To assess whether overweight and obese patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are less likely to achieve sustained minimal disease activity (MDA) state compared to patients with normal weight.

Background: Sex hormones have been shown to influence the immune system and to modify the course of autoimmune disorders. Objective: To examine the effects of the oestrogen antagonist tamoxifen on the ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia 2 Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia ...

3 Centre for Public Health, Queens’ University Belfast, Belfast, UK 4 Department of Rheumatology, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, UK 5 Department of Rheumatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, ...