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The excess burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate the excess burden of RA in Ontario, the largest province in Canada. METHODS: The records of all adult Ontarians who participated in the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) cycle 1.1 (2000/2001) and provided consent to data linkage were linked to the Ontario Health Insurance Program (OHIP) physician claims database and the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) In-Patient (i.e. …

Authors

Tarride J-E; Haq M; Nakhai-Pour HR; O'Reilly DJ; Xie F; Dolovich L; Blackhouse G; Goeree R

Journal

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 18–24

Publication Date

2013

ISSN

0392-856X

Associated Experts

Daria O'Reilly

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Health Sciences
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Feng Xie

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Gordon Blackhouse

Lecturer (Adjunct), Faculty of Health Sciences
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Jean-Eric Tarride

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Ron Goeree

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences3202 Clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

AgedAmbulatory CareArthritis, RheumatoidCase-Control StudiesChi-Square DistributionCost of IllnessCosts and Cost AnalysisFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth SurveysHospital CostsHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioOffice VisitsOntarioQuality of LifeSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsTreatment Outcome