The epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 269-281

  Gabriel, Sherine E ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0035012803     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70201-5     Document Type: Article

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