Co-existent rheumatoid arthritis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: Evidence for more severe pulmonary disease using the bronchiectasis severity index (BSI)

J. Aust, J. Davison, E. Perry, P. Eggleton, D. Hutchinson, J. Chalmers, C. Kelly, A. De Soyza (Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Exeter, Truro, Dundee, Barnstable, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Healthcare, prevention and adjunctive treatments in respiratory infections
Session: Healthcare, prevention and adjunctive treatments in respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2519
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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