Magnitude and characteristics of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions on ambulatory medical care visits, United States, 1997

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 571-581

  Hootman, Jennifer M ^a   Helmick, Charles G ^a   Schappert, Susan M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Arthritis; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE;

EID: 0037115002     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10791     Document Type: Article

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