Epidemiology and treatment patterns of rheumatoid arthritis in a large cohort of Arab patients.

OBJECTIVES:There is limited information on the epidemiology and treatment patterns of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) across the Arab region. We aim in this study to describe the demographic characteristics, clinical profile, and treatment patterns of patients of Arab ancestry with RA. METHODS:This is a c...

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Main Authors: Soha R Dargham, Sumeja Zahirovic, Mohammed Hammoudeh, Samar Al Emadi, Basel K Masri, Hussein Halabi, Humeira Badsha, Imad Uthman, Ziyad R Mahfoud, Hadil Ashour, Wissam Gad El Haq, Karim Bayoumy, Marianthi Kapiri, Richa Saxena, Robert M Plenge, Layla Kazkaz, Thurayya Arayssi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208240