Need for determining the incidence and prevalence of JIA in developing countries: The Indian predicament

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1598-1599

  Kumar, Sharath ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIA; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77954744321     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq085     Document Type: Letter

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