Estimating the burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Africa: a systematic analysis

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Ben Dowman (Údar), Ruth M. Campbell (Údar), Lina Zgaga (Údar), Davies Adeloye (Údar), Kit Yee Chan (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ábhair: article
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has an estimated worldwide prevalence of 1%. It is one of the leading causes of chronic morbidity in the developed world, but little is known about the disease burden in Africa. RA is often seen as a minor health problem and has been neglected in research and resource alloc...