Prevalence of major rheumatic disorders in Jammu

JK Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-66

  Mahajan, Annil ^a   Jasrotia, Davinder Singh ^a   Manhas, A S ^a   Jamwal, S S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia (FM); Low backache (LBA); Osteoarthritis (OA); Rheumatic; Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); Soft tissue rheumatism (STR); WHO ILAR COPCORD CCQ

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GOUT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038375954     PISSN: 09721177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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