The burden of the rheumatic diseases in the general adult population of Greece: The ESORDIG study

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 932-938

  Andrianakos, A A ^c   Miyakis, S ^a   Trontzas, P ^b   Kaziolas, G ^c   Christoyannis, F ^c   Karamitsos, D ^b   Karanikolas, G ^c   Dantis, P ^c   Georgountzos, A ^d   Kaskani, E ^d   Kontelis, L ^d   Krachtis, P ^d   Nikolia, Z ^d   Pantelidou, K ^d   Tavaniotou, E ^d   Vafiadou, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Foundation for Rheumatological Research   (Greece)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Burden; Disability; Health care utilization; Impact; Musculoskeletal disorders; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; GREECE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 22844433675     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh650     Document Type: Article

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