Fewer and older patients with rheumatoid arthritis need total knee replacement

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 345-349

  Skytta E T ^a,b   Honkanen, P B ^a,b   Eskelinen, A ^a   Huhtala, H ^b   Remes, V ^c  

^a COXA Hospital for Joint Replacement ^*  (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84867242062     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2012.681061     Document Type: Article

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