Regional differences in Finland in the prevalence of rheumatoid factor in the presence and absence of arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 353-355

  Korpilahde T ^a   Heliovaara M ^b   Kaipiainen Seppanen O ^a   Knekt, P ^b   Aho, K ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 0344837331     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.4.353     Document Type: Article

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