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Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part I†

  1. Charles G. Helmick1,*,
  2. David T. Felson2,
  3. Reva C. Lawrence3,
  4. Sherine Gabriel4,
  5. Rosemarie Hirsch5,
  6. C. Kent Kwoh6,
  7. Matthew H. Liang7,
  8. Hilal Maradit Kremers4,
  9. Maureen D. Mayes8,
  10. Peter A. Merkel2,
  11. Stanley R. Pillemer9,
  12. John D. Reveille8,
  13. John H. Stone10,
  14. National Arthritis Data Workgroup‡

Article first published online: 28 DEC 2007

DOI: 10.1002/art.23177

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 58, Issue 1, pages 15–25, January 2008

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Helmick, C. G., Felson, D. T., Lawrence, R. C., Gabriel, S., Hirsch, R., Kwoh, C. K., Liang, M. H., Kremers, H. M., Mayes, M. D., Merkel, P. A., Pillemer, S. R., Reveille, J. D., Stone, J. H. and National Arthritis Data Workgroup (2008), Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part I. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 58: 15–25. doi: 10.1002/art.23177

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  1. 1

    CDC, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. 2

    Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

  3. 3

    NIH, Bethesda, Maryland

  4. 4

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

  5. 5

    CDC, Hyattsville, Maryland

  6. 6

    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  7. 7

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  8. 8

    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  9. 9

    Macrogenics, Rockville, Maryland

  10. 10

    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

  1. ‡

    The National Arthritis Data Workgroup is a consortium of experts in epidemiology organized to provide a single source of national data on the prevalence and impact of rheumatic diseases. It is supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH; the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and National Center for Health Statistics, CDC; the American College of Rheumatology; and the Arthritis Foundation.

*Arthritis Program, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, K51, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

  1. †

    The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  1. Issue published online: 28 DEC 2007
  2. Article first published online: 28 DEC 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 SEP 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 7 JUN 2007

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