Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis from 1995 to 2001: Impact of ascertainment from multiple sources

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-415

  Pedersen, Jens K ^a   Kjær, Niels K ^b   Svendsen, Anders J ^c   Hørslev Petersen, Kim ^a  

^a King Christian the Xth Hospital   (Denmark)

^b General Practice   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Registers; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 59449101725     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0713-6     Document Type: Article

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