Prevalence and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in South Korea

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1525-1532

  Sung, Yoon Kyoung ^a   Cho, Soo Kyung ^a   Choi, Chan Bum ^a   Bae, Sang Cheol ^a  

^a Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Incidence; Korea; Prevalence; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOUTH KOREA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84878692616     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2590-2     Document Type: Article

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