Serious infections in a population‐based cohort of 86,039 seniors with rheumatoid arthritis

…, N Gunraj, JC Thorne, J Pope… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess risk and risk factors for serious infections in seniors with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) using a case–control study nested within an RA cohort. Methods We assembled a …

Consequences of delayed therapy with second-line agents in rheumatoid arthritis: a 3 year followup on the hydroxychloroquine in early rheumatoid arthritis (HERA) …

…, MA Fitzcharles, A Cividino, JC Thorne… - The Journal of …, 2000 - europepmc.org
Objective To assess the longterm effect of delaying therapy with second-line agents in
patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods One hundred nineteen patients who …

The epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada

…, K Tu, G Tomlinson, B Kuriya, JC Thorne… - Arthritis & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epidemiologic assessments of sufficiently large populations are required in order
to obtain robust estimates of disease prevalence and incidence, particularly when exploring …

Accuracy of Canadian health administrative databases in identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a validation study using the medical records of rheumatologists

…, JM Paterson, K Tu, R Ng, JC Thorne… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Health administrative data can be a valuable tool for disease surveillance and
research. Few studies have rigorously evaluated the accuracy of administrative databases for …

[HTML][HTML] An administrative data validation study of the accuracy of algorithms for identifying rheumatoid arthritis: the influence of the reference standard on algorithm …

…, N Ivers, DA Butt, RL Jaakkimainen, JC Thorne… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
Background We have previously validated administrative data algorithms to identify patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using rheumatology clinic records as the reference standard. …

Incidence and predictors of secondary fibromyalgia in an early arthritis cohort

…, CA Hitchon, JE Pope, JC Thorne… - Annals of the …, 2013 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Secondary fibromyalgia (FM) is common among patients with inflammatory
arthritis, but little is known about its incidence and the factors leading to its development. The …

Stand up and be counted: measuring and mapping the rheumatology workforce in Canada

…, D Levy, C Charnock, C McGowan, JC Thorne… - The Journal of …, 2017 - jrheum.org
Objective. To characterize the practicing rheumatologist workforce, the Canadian Rheumatology
Association (CRA) launched the Stand Up and Be Counted workforce survey in 2015. …

Trends in excess mortality among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada

…, G Tomlinson, K Tu, B Kuriya, JC Thorne… - Arthritis care & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate excess mortality over time, comparing rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
patients with the general population. Methods We computed all‐cause mortality rates among …

Prognosis of seronegative patients in a large prospective cohort of patients with early inflammatory arthritis

…, C Hitchon, EC Keystone, JC Thorne… - The Journal of …, 2014 - jrheum.org
Objective. Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are
believed to be associated with more severe rheumatoid arthritis; however, studies in early …

The comparative effectiveness of oral versus subcutaneous methotrexate for the treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis

GS Hazlewood, JC Thorne, JE Pope, D Lin… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
J Carter Thorne4, … , Dr Lawrence Rubin, Dr Bindee Kuriya; Southlake Regional Health
Centre: Dr Carter Thorne, Director of Operations, Ms. Diane Tin—AHP; Headwaters Health Care …