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Review
. 1991;39(6):543-61.

[Epidemiological research in rheumatology: current status and prospects]

[Article in French]
J Coste  1 , J C Henrard, J B Paolaggi
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  • PMID: 1796207
Review

[Epidemiological research in rheumatology: current status and prospects]

[Article in French]
J Coste et al. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1991.

Abstract

Rheumatic diseases are very common and their consequences on both the individuals (leading cause of activity limitation between the age of the 18 and 64 years) and on society (socio-economic costs) are considerable. However, the epidemiology of these diseases remains poorly known. In this paper, a review of the epidemiological data for the most frequent rheumatic diseases (including recent advances) is followed by an analysis of the specific obstacles to epidemiological research in the rheumatology field and by a proposal of possible developments.

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