Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in the southern part of Denmark from 1995 to 2001

Open Rheumatology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 18-23

  Pedersen, Jens K ^a   Svendsen, Anders J ^b   Hørslev Petersen, Kim ^a  

^a King Christian the Xth Hospital   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Register; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ICD-10; INCIDENCE; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORNING STIFFNESS; POLYARTHRITIS; POPULATION; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85056049371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874312900701010018     Document Type: Article

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