Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis is not related to indicators of socioeconomic deprivation

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2039-2042

  Bankhead, Clare ^a   Silman, Alan ^a   Barrett, Bett ^b   Scott, David ^c   Symmons, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

incidence; rheumatoid arthritis; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030474623     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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