Epidemiology of the Rheumatic Diseases

by Marc C. Hochberg and Alan J. Silman

The book is a reference work reviewing in detail currently available data on the epidemiology of the major rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. The volume considers the problems of disease definition and criteria, data on the occurrence of these diseases, both prevalence and incidence, and describes their variation with age, sex, geographical area, ethnic group, and trends over time. Also reviewed are results of epidemiological investigations looking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192623567
• ISBN13: 9780192623560
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.4" x 6.4"