Rheumatology
Rheumatology

Risk factors for hospital admissions related to COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases

book_2 Source: Ann Rheum Dis 2020;79:1393-1399.
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Older age and type of AIRD risk factors for COVID-related hospitalisation.

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Expert commentary

Johannes Bijlsma, MD, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Rheumatology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Past associate editor ARD (2000-2018) and Past President of EULAR (2017-2019).

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This Medfyle is provided as a service to healthcare professionals. It has been created from content originally published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, EULAR’s official journal, through an official agreement with BMJ. 

The summary content was prepared by Marie Farrow for Medfyle, reviewed & approved by Hans (Johannes WJ) Bijlsma, MD, PhD. University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Original article:
Freites Nuñez DD, Leon L, Mucientes A, et al. Risk factors for hospital admissions related to COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2020;79:1393-1399.
The authors of the original article had no part in the creation of the summary.

 

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