Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases in Iran from analysis of four COPCORD studies

ConclusionCompared to other COPCORD reports (17 countries), Iran gets the following rank: musculoskeletal complaints second, low back pain fourth, osteoarthritis second, knee osteoarthritis third, soft tissue rheumatism sixth, rheumatoid arthritis tenth, seronegative spondyloarthropathies fifth, gout eleventh and fibromyalgia fifth.

Source: APLAR Journal of Rheumatology - December 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Fereydoun Davatchi, Mahnaz Sandoughi, Nasrin Moghimi, Ahmad‐Reza Jamshidi, Arash Tehrani Banihashemi, Zahra Zakeri, Bahar Sadeghi Abdollahi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research