Clin Exp Rheumatol
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the Emilia Romagna region: a prospective population-based study.
To perform a population-based study in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pharmacologic treatments. ⋯ Our results are in line with already published papers from British and Swedish Registries: a greater likelihood to have a good response is demonstrated for not longstanding RA starting cDMARDs or RA with HDA when a bDMARD is started. Also a good safety profile is demonstrated.