Journal article
Access to rheumatologists among patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis in a Canadian universal public healthcare system
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to estimate the percentage of patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were seen by a rheumatologist within 3, 6 and 12 months of suspected diagnosis by a family physician, and assess what factors may influence the time frame with which patients are seen.
SETTING: Ontario, Canada.
Authors
Widdifield J; Paterson JM; Bernatsky S; Tu K; Thorne JC; Ivers N; Butt D; Jaakkimainen RL; Gunraj N; Ahluwalia V
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 4, No. 1,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
January 2014
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003888
ISSN
2044-6055