Time to consultation and disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis - Northern Alberta perspective

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 707-711

  Nanji, Jalal A ^a   Choi, May ^a   Ferrari, Robert ^a   Lyddell, Christopher ^b   Russell, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; Rheumatoid arthritis; Wait times

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THERAPY DELAY; URBAN AREA;

AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84859467777     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110818     Document Type: Article

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