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Incidence of infections associated with oral glucocorticoid dose in people diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis: a cohort study in England
Jianhua Wu, Adam Keeley, Christian Mallen, Ann W. Morgan and Mar Pujades-Rodriguez
CMAJ June 24, 2019 191 (25) E680-E688; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.190178
Jianhua Wu
School of Dentistry (Wu), University of Leeds; Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (Keeley, Morgan, Pujades-Rodriguez), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre (Mallen), University of Keele, Staffordshire, UK; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (Morgan), School of Medicine, University of Leeds; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (Morgan), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Pujades-Rodriguez), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
PhDAdam Keeley
School of Dentistry (Wu), University of Leeds; Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (Keeley, Morgan, Pujades-Rodriguez), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre (Mallen), University of Keele, Staffordshire, UK; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (Morgan), School of Medicine, University of Leeds; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (Morgan), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Pujades-Rodriguez), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
BScChristian Mallen
School of Dentistry (Wu), University of Leeds; Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (Keeley, Morgan, Pujades-Rodriguez), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre (Mallen), University of Keele, Staffordshire, UK; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (Morgan), School of Medicine, University of Leeds; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (Morgan), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Pujades-Rodriguez), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
PhDAnn W. Morgan
School of Dentistry (Wu), University of Leeds; Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (Keeley, Morgan, Pujades-Rodriguez), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre (Mallen), University of Keele, Staffordshire, UK; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (Morgan), School of Medicine, University of Leeds; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (Morgan), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Pujades-Rodriguez), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
PhDMar Pujades-Rodriguez
School of Dentistry (Wu), University of Leeds; Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (Keeley, Morgan, Pujades-Rodriguez), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre (Mallen), University of Keele, Staffordshire, UK; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (Morgan), School of Medicine, University of Leeds; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (Morgan), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Pujades-Rodriguez), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Appendix 1: Supplemental Figures 1-3
- Appendix 2: Supplemental Methods
- Appendix 3: Supplemental Tables 1-12
- Appendix 4: Kaplan�Meier estimates of infections per level of time-variant current daily and cumulative oral glucocorticoid prednisolone-equivalent dose by time since diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis
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Incidence of infections associated with oral glucocorticoid dose in people diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis: a cohort study in England
Jianhua Wu, Adam Keeley, Christian Mallen, Ann W. Morgan, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez
CMAJ Jun 2019, 191 (25) E680-E688; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190178
Incidence of infections associated with oral glucocorticoid dose in people diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis: a cohort study in England
Jianhua Wu, Adam Keeley, Christian Mallen, Ann W. Morgan, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez
CMAJ Jun 2019, 191 (25) E680-E688; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190178
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