Alcohol consumption as a preventive factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies

To summarise the evidence regarding the dose-response association between alcohol consumption and risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).



Studies were identified from search of MEDLINE, Embase and Web of Science databases between 1 January 1946 and 10 April 2013, and from review of the conference abstracts and the reference