Racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence and impact of doctor-diagnosed arthritis - United States, 2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 119-123

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ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ARTHRITIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13744249876     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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