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Working status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register

Posted on: 5/24/10

This study, published in the journal Rheumatology, looked at "working status in patients with RA, AS and PsA treated with anti-TNF therapy registered with the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register."

The authors of the study found that, "At baseline, work disability rates were already high: 49% for RA, 39% for PsA, 41% for AS…" and that a "high percentage of patients with RA, AS and PsA were already work disabled at the start of anti-TNF therapy."

To read the study's abstract, click here.


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