Primary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study in a high-risk population

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 673-674

  Novotny, Fiona ^a   Haeny, Sylvie ^a   Hudelson, Patricia ^b   Escher, Monica ^b   Finckh, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Primary prevention; Qualitative study; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MOTIVATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84888433245     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: 17787254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2013.05.005     Document Type: Letter

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