Use of disease-modifying medications for rheumatoid arthritis by race and ethnicity in the national ambulatory medical care survey

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-189

  Solomon, Daniel H ^a   Ayanian, John Z ^a   Yelin, Ed ^b   Shaykevich, Tamara ^a   Brookhart, M Alan ^c   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISPANIC; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858046403     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20674     Document Type: Article

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