Prevalence of rheumatic diseases and associated outcomes in rural and urban communities in Bangladesh: A COPCORD study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 348-353

  Haq, Syed Atiqul ^a,e   Darmawan, John ^b   Islam, Mohammad Nazrul ^a   Uddin, Mohammed Zahir ^d   Das, Bidhu Bhushan ^e   Rahman, Fazlur ^c   Chowdhury, Mohammad Abdul Jalil ^a   Alam, Mohammad Noor ^a   Mahmud, Taimur Abul Khair ^a   Chowdhury, Minhaj Rahim ^a   Tahir, Mohammad ^a  

^a BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Seroja Rheumatic Center   (Indonesia)

^c Institute of Child and Mother Health   (Bangladesh)

^d Chittagong Medical School   (Bangladesh)

^e Upazilla Health Complex ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Copcord; Prevalence; Rheumatic diseases; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MYALGIA; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLE; SHOULDER; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPONDYLOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 13444291045     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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