Is the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis rising? Results from Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1955-2007

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1576-1582

  Myasoedova, Elena ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   Kremers, Hilal Maradit ^a   Therneau, Terry M ^a   Gabriel, Sherine E ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77952894832     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.27425     Document Type: Article

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