Subclinical structural or functional lung changes is associated with higher risk of developing lower respiratory tract infection in a tertiary RA cohort.

B. Worcester (Melbourne, Australia), D. Wang (Melbourne, Australia), M. Leech (Melbourne, Australia)

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