Prevalence and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Italy

Rheumatology International

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 659-664

  Rossini, Maurizio ^a   Rossi, Elisa ^b   Bernardi, Davide ^a,b   Viapiana, Ombretta ^a   Gatti, Davide ^a   Idolazzi, Luca ^a   Caimmi, Cristian ^a   DeRosa, Marisa ^b   Adami, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CINECA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidences; Prevalence; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ADALIMUMAB; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; CHLOROQUINE; ETANERCEPT; GOLIMUMAB; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TOCILIZUMAB;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REMISSION; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901298747     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-2974-6     Document Type: Article

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