The epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 786-793

  Widdifield, Jessica ^a   Paterson, J Michael ^a,d   Bernatsky, Sasha ^b   Tu, Karen ^a   Tomlinson, George ^a   Kuriya, Bindee ^a   Thorne, J Carter ^c   Bombardier, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84898604781     PISSN: 23265191     EISSN: 23265205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.38306     Document Type: Article

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