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See Latest ArticlesPattern and predictors of the initiation of biologic agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the United States: An analysis using a large observational data bank
Clinical Therapeutics, 10/15/09
DeWitt EM et al. – Disease– and treatment–related factors were significant predictors of the initiation of biologics for RA. Independent of these factors, however, biologics were less often used in patients who were older and those with lower incomes. Use of biologics increased steadily over the period studied.
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