Journal article
The Rising Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis Surpasses Rheumatology Supply in Ontario
Abstract
ObjectivesAccurate data on the burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are scarce, but critical in helping health care providers and decision makers to optimize clinical and public health strategies for disease management. We quantified the burden of RA in Ontario from 1996 to 2010 by age, sex and health planning region.MethodsWe used the Ontario Rheumatoid Arthritis administrative Database (ORAD), a validated population-based cohort of all …
Authors
Widdifield J; Paterson JM; Bernatsky S; Tu K; Thorne JC; Ahluwalia V; Ivers N; Butt D; Jaakkimainen RL; Tomlinson G
Journal
Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 104, No. 7, pp. e450–e455
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2013
DOI
10.17269/cjph.104.4115
ISSN
0008-4263