title: Recent improvements in survival in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: better outcomes or different study designs?
authors.affiliation: VA Palo Alto Health Care System, CA, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D012107:Research Design; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents