Risk factors associated with rheumatic complaints: A WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study in Shantou, Southeast China

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 920-927

  Zeng, Qing Yu ^a   Darmawan, John ^b   Xiao, Zheng Yu ^a   Chen, Su Biao ^a   Chen, Ren ^c   Lin, Kun ^a   Wigley, Richard ^d   Chen, Shun Le ^e   Zhang, Nai Zheng ^f  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Indonesian Rheumatic Center   (Indonesia)

^c Chenghai Municipal Hospital   (China)

^d PALMERSTON NORTH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^e SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^f PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Epidemiology; Rheumatic complaints; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BUILDING; CHINA; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHO ILAR COPCORD CORE QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE DENSITY; CHINA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 18744403977     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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