Global Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1320-1331

  Stolwijk, Carmen ^a   van Onna, Marloes ^a   Boonen, Annelies ^a   van Tubergen, Astrid ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHINA; EUROPE; GREECE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; LITHUANIA; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; META ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 84983451292     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.22831     Document Type: Article

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