The incidence and severity of rheumatoid arthritis. Results from a county register in Oslo, Norway

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1078-1084

  Uhlig, Till ^a   Kvien, Tore K ^a   Glennås, Anne ^a   Smedstad, Liv Marit ^a   Førre, Øystein ^b  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health services research; Incidence; Questionnaire; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORWAY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031828997     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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