Rheumatoid arthritis in African Colombians from Quibdo

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-198

  Anaya, Juan Manuel ^a,b   Correa, Paula A ^a,b   Mantilla, Rubeacuten D ^a,b   Jimenez, Fabio ^a,b   Kuffner, Tamara ^a,b   McNicholl, Janet M ^a,b  

^a From the Rheumatology Unit   (Colombia)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

African Colombians; Antikeratin antibodies; HLA DQB1; HLA DRB1; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; KERATIN; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035200555     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/sarh.2001.27737     Document Type: Article

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