Risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study based on hospital medical records in 10 years

Kun Zou; Fu-Kun Xiao; Hong-Ying Li; Qiao Zhou; Lu Ban; Min Yang; Chang-Fu Kuo; Weiya Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180376

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Risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study based on hospital medical records in 10 years

Kun Zou ,

* E-mail: zoukun.jy@outlook.com

Affiliations Department of Medical Records and Statistics, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliate Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Fu-Kun Xiao,

Affiliation Department of Medical Records and Statistics, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliate Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China
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Hong-Ying Li,

Affiliation Department of Medical Records and Statistics, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliate Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China
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Qiao Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliate Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China
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Lu Ban,

Affiliations Division of Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Division of Epidemiology & Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Min Yang,

Affiliation West China Research Center for Rural Health Development, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Chang-Fu Kuo,

Affiliations Division of Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Weiya Zhang

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study based on hospital medical records in 10 years

Kun Zou,
Fu-Kun Xiao,
Hong-Ying Li,
Qiao Zhou,
Lu Ban,
Min Yang,
Chang-Fu Kuo,
Weiya Zhang

Published: July 5, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180376

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