Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in a sample of the Turkish population

Pain Clinic

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-330

  Madenci, Ercan ^a   Güler, Mustafa ^b   Tosun, Mehmet ^b   Çakirbay, Haşim ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Rheumatoid arthritis; Turkish

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0036984035     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685690260494889     Document Type: Article

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