Prevalence of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and age ‐stratified trends in clinical characteristics and treatment, based on the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan

ConclusionThe estimated prevalence of patients with RA in Japan was 0.65%. Age ‐stratified treatment trends and clinical characteristics have been described in a super‐aged society for the first time.

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - October 4, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ayako Nakajima, Ryoko Sakai, Eisuke Inoue, Masayoshi Harigai Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research