The effects of clinical, epidemiological and economic aspects of changes in classification criteria of selected rheumatic diseases

The effects of clinical, epidemiological and economic aspects of changes in classification criteria of selected rheumatic diseases

The paper presents the epidemiology and socio-economic aspects of the three most common rheumatic diseases: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and scleroderma. The incidence of rheumatic diseases in a population is estimated at 4–5%. Prevalence rate for RA in Poland is 0.4...

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Main Authors: Aleksander J. Owczarek, Rafał Michalik, Przemysław Kotyla, Eugeniusz J. Kucharz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2014-06-01
Series:Rheumatology
Subjects:
rheumatic diseases
epidemiology
socio-economic aspects
the criteria for classification
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/The-effects-of-clinical-epidemiological-and-economic-aspects-of-changes-in-classification-criteria-of-selected-rheumatic-diseases,18,22771,1,1.html

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