O34 Population based survey at village Mirza, Gauhati Assam for rheumatic and other musculoskeletal disorders based on WHO-ILAR COPCORD Bhigwan model

Is there an urban-rural divide? Population surveys of rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders in the Pune region of India using the COPCORD Bhigwan model.

OBJECTIVE To estimate urban prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders and compare to an earlier rural regional study. METHODS We screened 8145 adults from a preselected urban locality in Pune, India, for MSK pain in a cross-sectional house-to-house survey (Stage I) over 20 weeks. The World Health Organization-International League of Associations for Rheumatology (WHO-ILAR) Commu...

mortality forecasting based on lee-carter model

over the past decades a number of approaches have been applied for forecasting mortality. in 1992, a new method for long-run forecast of the level and age pattern of mortality was published by lee and carter. this method was welcomed by many authors so it was extended through a wider class of generalized, parametric and nonlinear model. this model represents one of the most influential recent d...

Prevalence of the rheumatic diseases in urban Vietnam: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD study.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence rates of musculoskeletal disorders in an urban Vietnamese population. METHODS The Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Disease (COPCORD) Stage I study was carried out in 16 groups in the Trung Liet Commune, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam. Phase 1: the WHO ILAR COPCORD Core Questionnaire was applied by primary health care workers to 2...

WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study (Stage 1, Urban Study) in Iran.

OBJECTIVE To find the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and rheumatic disorders in Iran. METHODS Tehran, with one-ninth of the population of Iran and of mixed ethnic origins, was selected as the field. Subjects were randomly selected from the 22 districts. Interviews were conducted once a week, on the weekend. The 3 phases of stage 1 were done on the same day, in parallel, like the fas...

WHO-ILAR COPCORD pilot study in Tehran, Iran.