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- Title
Opportunities and challenges in early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in general practice.
- Authors
Siddle, Heidi J; Bradley, Stephen H; Anderson, Anna M; Mankia, Kulveer; Emery, Paul; Richards, Suzanne H
- Abstract
Prompt diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, is crucial to optimise long-term patient outcomes through prevention of joint damage and disability. The international rheumatology community has adopted the term "pre-RA" to retrospectively describe a phase that an individual has progressed through once it is known that they have developed RA.[7] It is during this period that patients may present in primary care with non-specific musculoskeletal symptoms. 2021;7(3), e001768 11 Siddle HJ, Chapman LS, Mankia K. Perceptions and experiences of individuals at-risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) knowing about their risk of developing RA and being offered preventive treatment: systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.
- Subjects
RHEUMATOID arthritis diagnosis; RHEUMATOID arthritis; SYNOVITIS; EARLY diagnosis; JOINT pain; MEDICAL research; JOINTS (Anatomy)
- Publication
British Journal of General Practice, 2023, Vol 73, Issue 729, p152
- ISSN
0960-1643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3399/bjgp23x732321