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ReviewThe Korean journal of internal medicine2016

The specialist physician's approach to rheumatoid arthritis in South Africa.

Frederik C J Bester, Fredricka J Bosch, Barend J Jansen van Rensburg

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Review in The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Frederik C J BesterDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rosepark Life Health Care Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Fredricka J BoschDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rosepark Life Health Care Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Barend J Jansen van RensburgDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Free State Medical School, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is expected to increase in Africa and South Africa. Due to the low numbers of rheumatologists in South Africa, specialist physicians also have to care for patients with RA. Furthermore several new developments have taken place in recent years which improved the management and outcome of RA. Classification criteria were updated, assessment follow-up tools were refined and above all, several new biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were developed. Therefore it is imperative for specialist physicians to update themselves with the newest developments in the management of RA. This article provides an overview of the newest developments in the management of RA in the South African context. This approach may well apply to countries with similar specialist to patient ratios and disease profiles.

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RheumatologistsSpecializationAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidDiffusion of InnovationHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrevalenceRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSouth AfricaTreatment OutcomeAntirheumatic AgentsBiological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugRheumatoid arthritis criteriaRheumatoid arthritis managementSouth Africa

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PMID26932399
PMCPMC4773728
OpenAlexW2288031878

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