Arthritis in the family practice setting: Associations with education and community poverty

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1002-1008

  Callahan, Leigh F ^a,b   Shreffler, Jack ^a   Mielenz, Thelma ^a   Schoster, Britta ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Xiao, Changfu ^a   Randolph, Randy ^a   Sloane, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ARTHRITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 47249118464     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23834     Document Type: Article

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