Estimating the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis: Trying to hit a moving target

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1339-1346

  Wiles, Nicola ^a   Symmons, Deborah P M ^a   Harrison, Beverley ^a   Barrett, Elizabeth ^b   Barrett, Jennifer H ^a   Scott, David G I ^b   Silman, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033497015     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199907)42:7<1339::AID-ANR6>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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