Clinical and epidemiological features of rheumatic diseases in patients attending the university hospital in Kinshasa

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Malemba, J J ^a   Mbuyi Muamba, J M ^a  

^a Kinshasa University Hospital   (Congo)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Congo; Gout; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GOUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 36549043992     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0650-x     Document Type: Article

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