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The early presentation and management of rheumatoid arthritis cases in primary care
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posted on 2023-06-08, 12:14 authored by Amanda Nicholson, Kevin DaviesKevin Davies, Helen Smith, Greta Rait, Rosemary Tate, Jackie CassellRecent NICE guidance has emphasised the importance of early recognition and referral of patients with inflammatory arthritis so that disease modifying treatment can be promptly initiated. The timely identification of such patients, given the large numbers consulting with musculoskeletal complaints, is a considerable challenge and descriptive data from primary care are sparse. Our objective was to examine GP records from three years before to 14 days after the first coded diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in order to describe the early course and management of the disease
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40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC’11)Event location
Bristol, UKEvent type
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6-8th JulyDepartment affiliated with
- Primary Care and Public Health Publications
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