Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Associated with the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan

• Fu-Hsiung Su,

  Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chien-Sheng Wu,

  Affiliation Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Fung-Chang Sung,

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Shih-Ni Chang,

  Affiliation Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Chien-Tien Su,

  Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Public Health, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Ying-Hua Shieh,

  Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chih-Ching Yeh

  * E-mail: ccyeh@tmu.edu.tw

  Affiliations School of Public Health, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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