The burden of rheumatoid arthritis: Facts and figures

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 53, 1998, Pages 8-12

  Callahan, Leigh F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct costs; Economic consequences; Indirect costs; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 0031811864     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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