Imbalance of Prevalence and Specialty Care for Osteoarthritis for First Nations People in Alberta, Canada.

CONCLUSION: We estimate a 2-fold higher prevalence of OA in the FN population with differential healthcare use. Reasons for higher use of primary care and lower use of specialty services and arthroplasty compared with the general population are not yet understood.
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Source: J Rheumatol - November 29, 2014 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Barnabe C, Hemmelgarn B, Jones CA, Peschken CA, Voaklander D, Joseph L, Bernatsky S, Esdaile JM, Marshall DA Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research