Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis in Turkey: A Nationwide Study

TUNCER, TİRAJE; Gilgil, ERDAL; KAÇAR, CAHİT; KURTAİŞ, YEŞİM; KUTLAY, ŞEHİM; BÜTÜN, BÜLENT; Yalcin, Peyman; Akarirmak, Ulku; ALTAN İNCEOĞLU, LALE; Ardic, Fusun; Ardicoglu, Ozge; Altay, Zuhal; CANTURK, Ferhan; Cerrahoglu, Lale; Cevik, Remzi; Demir, Huseyin; Durmaz, Berrin; Dursun, Nigar; Duruoz, Tuncay; Erdogan, Canan; Evcik, Deniz; Gursoy, Savas; Hizmetli, Sami; Kaptanoglu, Ece; Kayhan, Onder; Kirnap, Mehmet; Kokino, Siranus; Kozanoglu, Erkan; Kuran, Banu; Nas, Kemal; Oncel, Sema; Sindel, Dilsad; ORKUN, Sevim; Sarpel, Tunay; Savas, Serpil; Sendur, Omer; Senel, Kazim; Ugurlu, Hatice; UZUNCA, Kaan; Tekeoglu, Ibrahim; GUİLLEMİN, Francis

doi:10.5606/archrheumatol.2018.6480

Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis in Turkey: A Nationwide Study

TUNCER T., Gilgil E., KAÇAR C., KURTAİŞ Y., KUTLAY Ş., BÜTÜN B., ...More

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.33, no.2, pp.128-136, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2018.6480
Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.128-136
Keywords: Epidemiology, prevalence, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, TELEPHONE QUESTIONNAIRE, CLASSIFICATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, CRITERIA, FRANCE, IZMIR
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) in Turkey using the same telephone questionnaire developed for screening RA and SpA in France and used in Serbia and Lithuania.