Nationwide population-based epidemiologic study of rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 358-363

  Lai, Chien Hsu ^a   Lai, Mei Shu ^b   Lai, Kuo Lung ^c   Chen, Hsin Hua ^c,d,e   Chiu, Ying Ming ^a,b,e,f  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Incidence; National health programmes; Prevalence; Rheumatoid arthritis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864772498     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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