Prevalence of the major rheumatic disorders in the adult population of north Pakistan

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 491-495

  Farooqi, A ^a   Gibson, T ^b  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pakistan; Prevalence; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031822179     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/37.5.491     Document Type: Article

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