Several incidence and prevalence studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been reported
during the last decades, suggesting a considerable variation of the disease occurrence …

OBJECTIVES: To conduct a systematic review of incidence and prevalence studies of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), based on the 1987 revised American College of Rheumatology …

Objectives. To investigate the incidence and prevalence, as well as the mortality and
survival rates, of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) in a defined area of north-west Greece …

Objective. Different sets of diagnostic criteria have been proposed for Sjögren's syndrome
(SS), but none have been validated with a large series of patients or in a multicenter study …

OBJECTIVE To develop criteria for disease activity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) that are valid,
reliable, and easy to use. METHODS Investigators from 19 European centres completed a …

Objective Regular physical activity is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality.
Traditionally, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been advised to limit physical …

We investigated lipid profiles and lipoprotein modification after immuno-intervention in
patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). Fifty-eight patients with ERA who met the …

Background: Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) may be an important mediator of insulin
resistance. Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal, high affinity antibody against the soluble and …

Remission, relapse, and re-remission of proliferative lupus nephritis treated with
cyclophosphamide. Background Long-term intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVC) in …

Objective Descriptive epidemiological studies of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the general
population were very limited until the year 2000. Recently, several incidence and …