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Original Article

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients from Northeastern Brazil: Association with disease activity

Kirla Wagner Poti GomesDepartment of Rheumatology, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; ;Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Ceará, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ana Joicy Pinheiro LuzDepartment of Rheumatology, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-2988
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Marcos Rainier de Brito FelipeFederal University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5827-646X
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Lara Amorim BeltrãoCentro Universitário Christus (UNICHRISTUS), Ceará, BrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2774-1234
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André Xenofonte Cartaxo SampaioDepartment of Rheumatology, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5417-5776
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Carlos Ewerton Maia RodriguesPost-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Ceará, Brazil; ;Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1367-6782
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Pages 258-263 | Received 06 Dec 2016, Accepted 28 Mar 2017, Published online: 09 May 2017

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