Prevalence of Inflammatory Back Pain and Axial Spondyloarthritis Among University Employees in Izmir, Turkey.

CONCLUSION: This is the first prevalence study of IBP and axSpA using ASAS classification criteria in the Turkish population. The prevalence estimates of IBP and axSpA reported here are within the upper range of other studies in European countries and the United States. PMID: 26178289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J Rheumatol - July 15, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Onen F, Solmaz D, Cetin P, Sari I, Balci A, Birlik M, Akar S, Akkoc N Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research