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dc.contributor.authorElelci, Edip
dc.contributor.authorSenocak, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorBenian, Omer
dc.contributor.authorErdem, Genco
dc.contributor.authorSarvan, Fatma Oguz
dc.contributor.authorCakir, Necati
dc.contributor.authorPamuk, Omer Nuri
dc.contributor.authorDervis, Emine
dc.contributor.authorImeryuz, Nese
dc.contributor.authorUslu, Hasim
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-05T12:18:11Z
dc.date.available2021-03-05T12:18:11Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationCakir N., Pamuk O. N. , Dervis E., Imeryuz N., Uslu H., Benian O., Elelci E., Erdem G., Sarvan F. O. , Senocak M., "The prevalences of some rheumatic diseases in western Turkey: Havsa study", RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.32, ss.895-908, 2012
dc.identifier.issn0172-8172
dc.identifier.otherav_ac77c02b-b92c-4587-bf3c-69f168fd049f
dc.identifier.othervv_1032021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/115098
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1699-4
dc.description.abstractTo study the prevalence major rheumatic diseases in western Turkey. This survey was conducted in Havsa which have a total population of 18,771. Physicians and interns visited every household, interviewed face to face a questionnaire about the symptoms of rheumatic disorders. The individuals replied positively to any question were examined at the nearest health center. Those have no objective findings related to any rheumatic diseases were excluded. People could not be clinically diagnosed were asked to come to the hospital for further evaluation. A total 17,835 of 18,771 residents participated. We estimated the prevalence of Beh double dagger et's Disease (BD) as 0.019%; ankylosing spondylitis: 0.120%; rheumatoid arthritis: 0.321%; knee osteoarthritis (OA): 5.351%; hand OA: 1.110%; hand and knee OA: 1.958%; total OA: 8.420%; primary Raynaud's: 1.192%; psoriasis: 0.424 %; psoriatic arthritis: 0.050%; rheumatic fever: 0.318%; rheumatic heart disease: 0.200%; inflammatory bowel disease: 0.023%; lupus: 0.059%; gout: 0.018%; systemic sclerosis: 0.022%; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: 0.032%; temporal arteritis: 0.020%, and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) as 0.006%. Figures were adjusted for age-sex of the general Turkish population. The prevalence's of BD and FMF are considerably lower in Havsa as compared to other regions in Turkey.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectSağlık Bilimleri
dc.subjectİmmünoloji ve Romatoloji
dc.subjectDahili Tıp Bilimleri
dc.subjectİç Hastalıkları
dc.subjectTıp
dc.subjectKlinik Tıp (MED)
dc.subjectKlinik Tıp
dc.subjectROMATOLOJİ
dc.titleThe prevalences of some rheumatic diseases in western Turkey: Havsa study
dc.typeMakale
dc.relation.journalRHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
dc.contributor.departmentAltunizade , ,
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage895
dc.identifier.endpage908
dc.contributor.firstauthorID15656


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