Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Antalya, Turkey

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 212-214

  Kacar C ^a   Gilgil, E ^a   Tuncer, T ^a   Butun B ^a   Urhan, S ^a   Arikan, V ^a   Dundar U ^a   Oksuz M C ^a   Sunbuloglu G ^a   Yildirim, C ^a   Tekeoglu, I ^a   Yucel G ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 20944443397     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-1006-4     Document Type: Article

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