Evaluation of the association between Hispanic ethnicity and disease activity and severity in a large cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2549-2554

  Pelajo, Christina F ^a   Angeles Han, Sheila T ^b   Prahalad, Sampath ^b   Sgarlat, Caitlin M ^c   Davis, Trevor E ^d   Miller, Laurie C ^d   Lopez Benitez, Jorge M ^d  

^a Pediatric Rheumatology   (Brazil)

^b Emory Children's Center   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid; Child; Ethnology; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84885385083     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2773-5     Document Type: Article

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