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The Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies
Khalid B. Almutairi, Johannes C. Nossent, David B. Preen, Helen I. Keen and Charles A. Inderjeeth
The Journal of Rheumatology October 2020, jrheum.200367; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200367
Khalid B. Almutairi
KM was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship at the University of Western Australia. K.B. Almutairi, MClinPharm, MHA, PhD student, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Burydah, Saudi Arabia; J.C. Nossent, FRACP, MD, PhD, Professor, C.A. Inderjeeth, MBChB, MPH, MRACP, FRACP, NHMRC/ NICS Fellow, Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, and Department of Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; D.B. Preen, BSc, PhD, Professor, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; H.I. Keen, MBBS, FRACP, Rheumatology Consultant, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, and Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. K.B. Almutairi, The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth WA 6009, Australia. Email: khalid.almutairi@research.uwa.edu.au. Accepted for publication September 22, 2020.
Johannes C. Nossent
KM was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship at the University of Western Australia. K.B. Almutairi, MClinPharm, MHA, PhD student, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Burydah, Saudi Arabia; J.C. Nossent, FRACP, MD, PhD, Professor, C.A. Inderjeeth, MBChB, MPH, MRACP, FRACP, NHMRC/ NICS Fellow, Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, and Department of Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; D.B. Preen, BSc, PhD, Professor, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; H.I. Keen, MBBS, FRACP, Rheumatology Consultant, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, and Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. K.B. Almutairi, The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth WA 6009, Australia. Email: khalid.almutairi@research.uwa.edu.au. Accepted for publication September 22, 2020.
David B. Preen
KM was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship at the University of Western Australia. K.B. Almutairi, MClinPharm, MHA, PhD student, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Burydah, Saudi Arabia; J.C. Nossent, FRACP, MD, PhD, Professor, C.A. Inderjeeth, MBChB, MPH, MRACP, FRACP, NHMRC/ NICS Fellow, Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, and Department of Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; D.B. Preen, BSc, PhD, Professor, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; H.I. Keen, MBBS, FRACP, Rheumatology Consultant, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, and Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. K.B. Almutairi, The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth WA 6009, Australia. Email: khalid.almutairi@research.uwa.edu.au. Accepted for publication September 22, 2020.
Helen I. Keen
KM was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship at the University of Western Australia. K.B. Almutairi, MClinPharm, MHA, PhD student, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Burydah, Saudi Arabia; J.C. Nossent, FRACP, MD, PhD, Professor, C.A. Inderjeeth, MBChB, MPH, MRACP, FRACP, NHMRC/ NICS Fellow, Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, and Department of Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; D.B. Preen, BSc, PhD, Professor, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; H.I. Keen, MBBS, FRACP, Rheumatology Consultant, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, and Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. K.B. Almutairi, The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth WA 6009, Australia. Email: khalid.almutairi@research.uwa.edu.au. Accepted for publication September 22, 2020.
Charles A. Inderjeeth
KM was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship at the University of Western Australia. K.B. Almutairi, MClinPharm, MHA, PhD student, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Burydah, Saudi Arabia; J.C. Nossent, FRACP, MD, PhD, Professor, C.A. Inderjeeth, MBChB, MPH, MRACP, FRACP, NHMRC/ NICS Fellow, Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, and Department of Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; D.B. Preen, BSc, PhD, Professor, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; H.I. Keen, MBBS, FRACP, Rheumatology Consultant, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, and Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. K.B. Almutairi, The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth WA 6009, Australia. Email: khalid.almutairi@research.uwa.edu.au. Accepted for publication September 22, 2020.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
The Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies
Khalid B. Almutairi, Johannes C. Nossent, David B. Preen, Helen I. Keen, Charles A. Inderjeeth
The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2020, jrheum.200367; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200367