TY - JOUR T1 - Dr. Suarez-Almazor replies JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1896 LP - 1896 VL - 35 IS - 9 AU - MARIA E. SUAREZ-ALMAZOR Y1 - 2008/09/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/35/9/1896.1.abstract N2 - To the Editor: We thank Dr. Solomon, et al for their additional contributions to the very important topic of timely access to therapy for patients with RA from disadvantaged backgrounds. Their study and ours are in very different countries, South Africa and the United States; however, both show a delay in onset of therapy for patients with low socioeconomic status. Our study showed a more marked effect of race in this disparity, which was not observed by Solomon. While the reasons for this discrepancy are not clear, many of our disadvantaged patients in the public County Hospital are Hispanic, often… ER -