Effect of ambient temperature on outpatient admission for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in a subtropical Chinese city

• Main Authors: Desheng Zhao (Author), Jian Cheng (Author), Ping Bao (Author), Yanwu Zhang (Author), Fengjuan Liang (Author), Hao Wang (Author), Xu Wang (Author), Shiyuan Fang (Author), Hong Su (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Current findings on the impact of weather conditions on osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are sparse and not conclusive. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between temperature change and OA/RA admission. Methods Daily OA/RA admission, meteorological...