Estimating the burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Africa: A systematic analysis

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Dowman, Ben ^a   Campbell, Ruth M ^b   Zgaga, Lina ^a   Adeloye, Davies ^a   Chan, Kit Yee ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

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EID: 85039415391     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.02.020406     Document Type: Article

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