Prevalences of rheumatoid arthritis in Roman Catholic nuns and the general female population in Brittany, France: A pilot study

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 759-762

  Ollivier, Yann ^a   Saraux, Alain ^a   Le Goff, Paul ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLERGY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CATHOLICISM; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 11044224379     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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