The effect of socioeconomic class and immigrant status on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: Data from BARFOT, a multi-centre study of early RA

Open Rheumatology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-111

  Andersson, Maria L E ^a   Bergman, Stefan ^c,d   Söderlin, Maria K ^b,c   Ajeganova, Sofia ^d   Andersson, Maria ^d   Bala, Valentina ^d   Bremander, Ann ^d   Forslind, Kristina ^d   Hafström, Ingiäld ^d   Keller, Catharina ^d   Leden, Ido ^d   Lindell, Bengt ^d   Malm, Karina ^d   Petersson, Ingemar ^d   Svensson, Björn ^d   Söderlin, Maria ^d   Teleman, Annika ^d   Theander, Jan ^d   Östenson, Anneli ^d  

^a Spenshult Rheumatology Hospital   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Immigrants; Rheumatoid arthritis; Socioeconomic class

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DAS28; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84896861959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874312901307010105     Document Type: Article

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