Rheumatoid arthritis in a North American Native population: Longitudinal followup and comparison with a white population

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1589-1595

  Peschken, Christine A ^a   Hitchon, Carol A ^a   Robinson, David B ^a   Smolik, Irene ^a   Barnabe, Cheryl R ^b   Prematilake, Suraj ^a   El Gabalawy, Hani S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnic disparity; Ethnic groups; North American Natives; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CANADA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77955508213     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091452     Document Type: Article

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