Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-384

  Çapkin, Erhan ^a   Cakirbay, Haşim ^a   Karkucak, Murat ^a   Topbas, Murat ^b   Serdaroǧlu, Münevver ^a   Guler, Mustafa ^a   Tosun, Mehmet ^a  

^a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Rheumatoid arthritis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLACK SEA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958083371     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01562.x     Document Type: Article

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