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- Title
Delay in presentation to primary care physicians is the main reason why patients with rheumatoid arthritis are seen late by rheumatologists.
- Authors
Kumar, K.; Daley, E.; Carruthers, D. M.; Situnayake, D.; Gordon, C.; Grindulis, K.; Buckley, C. D.; Khattak, F.; Raza, K.
- Abstract
Objectives. To study the delay from the time of symptom onset to assessment by a Rheumatologist in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the contributions of patient and physician dependent factors to this delay.
- Subjects
RHEUMATOLOGY; RHEUMATOLOGISTS; PATIENTS; RHEUMATOID arthritis; PHYSICIAN-patient relations
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2007, Vol 46, Issue 9, p1438
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kem130