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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Beasley, R P
• Bennett, P H
• Lin, C C

Titel

Low prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese. Prevalence survey in a rural community

Ist Teil von

• Journal of rheumatology. Supplement, 1983-11, Vol.10, p.11

Ort / Verlag

Canada

Erscheinungsjahr

1983

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A prevalence survey for arthritis among the general adult population of a rural island off the coast of China revealed a prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of no more than 0.3% compared with 1.0% among Americans in the National Health Examination Survey (NHES). The frequency of clinical ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (0.2%) appears to be higher than expected, although limited data are available for comparison. No clinically unusual features of these diseases were recognized.