Global prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis

E. Dean, Linda; T. Jones, Gareth; Macdonald, A.G.; Downham, C.; D Sturrock, R; J. Macfarlane, Gary

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ket387

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Global prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis

Published in Lara D. Veeken • Dec 9, 2013

Authors:

Linda E. Dean

Gareth T. Jones

A.G. Macdonald

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: For effective health care provision, knowledge of disease prevalence is paramount. There has been no systematic endeavour to establish continent-based AS estimates, however, prevalence is thought to vary by country and background HLA-B27 prevalence. This study aimed to estimate AS preval...

Subject

Medicine

Ankylosing spondylitis

Prevalence

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