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Elevated Incidence of Hematologic Malignancies in Patients with Sjögren's Syndrome Compared with Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (Finland) by Kauppi, Markku, Pukkala, Eero, Isomäki, Heikki

“…The risk of hematologic malignancies was studied in Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis or Sjögren's syndrome, and the difference in the risk between…”
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Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Finland during 1980-1990 by Kaipiainen-Seppänen, O, Aho, K, Isomäki, H, Laakso, M

“…OBJECTIVE: To obtain information on the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis and on its recent trends in Finland. METHODS: The study covered those subjects…”
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Low incidence of colorectal cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Kauppi, M, Pukkala, E, Isomäki, H

“…Aspirin (ASA) and also nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use has been associated with a low incidence of colorectal cancer. The incidence of…”
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Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis by Myllykangas-Luosuj→vi, Riitta A., Aho, Kimmo, A. Isomäki, Heikki

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a substantially reduced life expectancy. The standardized mortality ratio in different studies has ranged from…”
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Secondary amyloidosis has decreased in patients with inflammatory joint disease in Finland by Laiho, K, Tiitinen, S, Kaarela, K, Helin, H, Isomäki, H

“…We studied whether the high incidence of secondary amyloidosis (SA) is a consistent finding in patients with inflammatory joint disease. A total of 4508…”
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Shift in the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis toward elderly patients in Finland during 1975-1990 by Kaipiainen-Seppänen, O, Aho, K, Isomäki, H, Laakso, M

“…To obtain information on changes in the age distribution of new cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Finland. The present study covered those subjects…”
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Yersinia antigens in synovial-fluid cells from patients with reactive arthritis by Granfors, K, Jalkanen, S, von Essen, R, Lahesmaa-Rantala, R, Isomäki, O, Pekkola-Heino, K, Merilahti-Palo, R, Saario, R, Isomäki, H, Toivanen, A

“…We examined synovial-fluid cells from 15 patients with reactive arthritis after yersinia infection for the presence of yersinia antigens. Extensive bacterial…”
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Radiographic remission in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. A 20-year follow-up study by JÄNTTI, J, KAARELA, K, KAUTIAINEN, H, ISOMÄKI, H, AHO, K

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is in most instances a progressive disease. Very little information is available on halting of the radiographic damage, particularly…”
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Azathioprine in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis: a longterm followup study by Savolainen, H A, Kautiainen, H, Isomäki, H, Aho, K, Verronen, P

“…To evaluate drug survival, efficacy, side effects, and longterm toxicity of azathioprine treatment in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). In an…”
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Decrease in the number of deaths from secondary amyloidosis in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis by Savolainen, H A, Isomäki, H A

“…The analysis of the mortality rate and causes of death of all Finnish patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) in 1969-1979 and 1980-1990. Cases with…”
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Excess risk of lung cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Kauppi, M, Pukkala, E, Isomäki, H

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Muscle and bone pressure pain threshold and pain tolerance in fibromyalgia patients and controls by Mikkelsson, M, Latikka, P, Kautiainen, H, Isomeri, R, Isomäki, H

“…Pressure pain thresholds and pressure pain tolerances on non-trigger-point muscle and bone were measured with a dolorimeter in 46 female patients with primary…”
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Long-term outcome of rheumatoid arthritis by Isomäki, H

“…Although developments in surgical and medical treatment methods have improved the average long-term outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it still is a severe…”
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Weight-bearing Physical Activity, Calcium Intake, Systemic Glucocorticoids, Chronic Inflammation, and Body Constitution as Determinants of Lumbar and Femoral Bone Mineral in Juvenile Chronic Arthritis by Antero Kotaniemi, Anneli Savolainen, Heikki Kröger, Hannu Kautiainen, Heikki Isomäki

“…The associations between the lumbar and femoral bone mineral and several body constitutional, lifestyle, and disease related variables were studied in 111…”
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Development of bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and femoral neck in juvenile chronic arthritis--a prospective one year followup study by Kotaniemi, A, Savolainen, A, Kröger, H, Kautiainen, H, Isomäki, H

“…To determine the magnitude of lumbar and femoral bone mineral gain in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) using dual X-ray absorptiometry. Bone…”
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Increased risk of leukaemia in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis treated with chlorambucil by Kauppi, M J, Savolainen, H A, Anttila, V J, Isomäki, H A

“…Two cases of acute leukaemia have developed in a group of 77 patients treated with chlorambucil (Chl) because of severe juvenile chronic arthritis. The total…”
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Elevated cancer incidence in patients with dermatomyositis: a population based study by Airio, A, Pukkala, E, Isomäki, H

“…To study the relationship of polymositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) and cancer in Finland. The medical records of 175 patients with PM and 71 with DM…”
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Antifilaggrin antibodies in recent-onset arthritis by AHO, K, PALOSUO, T, LUKKA, M, KURKI, P, ISOMÄKI, H, KAUTIAINEN, H, VON ESSEN, R

“…We evaluated the sensitivity and prognostic value of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the measurement of antifilaggrin antibodies (AFA), using…”
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Age specific mortality in Finnish women with chronic inflammatory joint diseases during 1977–93 by SAVOLAINEN, ANNELI, KAUTIAINEN, HANNU, ISOMÄKI, HEIKKI, MYLLYKANGAS-LUOSUJÄRVI, RIITTA, AHO, KIMMO

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Long-term outcome of rheumatoid arthritis has improved by Heikkilä, S, Isomäki, H

“…X-rays of 20 finger joints, 10 foot joints and 2 wrists of 50 female patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis of 10-15 years' duration from 1962, 1972,…”
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