Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in low– and middle–income countries: A systematic review and analysis

Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in low– and middle–income countries: A systematic review and analysis

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that affects the small joints of the body. It is one of the leading causes of chronic morbidity in high–income countries, but little is known about the burden of this disease in low– and middle–income countries (LMIC). Methods: Th...

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Main Authors: Igor Rudan, Simrita Sidhu, Angeliki Papana, Shi–Jiao Meng, Yu Xin–Wei, Wei Wang, Ruth M. Campbell–Page, Alessandro Rhyll Demaio, Harish Nair, Devi Sridhar, Evropi Theodoratou, Ben Dowman, Davies Adeloye, Azeem Majeed, Josip Car, Harry Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
Subjects:
global health
rheumatoid arthritis
low and middle income countries
LMIC
systematic review
analysis
Online Access:http://jogh.org/documents/issue201501/jogh-05-010409.XML

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