The prevalence of oral aphthosis in a normal population in Iran: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD study.

Estimating the prevalence and disease characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis in Tehran: A WHO -ILAR COPCORD Study (from Iran COPCORD study, Urban Study stage 1)

  Background :To estimate the prevalence and characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in an urban area of Tehran.   Methods : A total of 50 clusters were randomly selected in Tehran and 10291 subjects completed the COPCORD Core Questionnaire during 2004 and 2005. Patients with rheumatic complaints were examined and diagnosed by subspecialty fellows in rheumatology. Laboratory and radiology ...

WHO-ILAR COPCORD pilot study in Tehran, Iran.

Prevalence of osteoarthritis in rural areas of Iran: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD study.

AIM To estimate the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) of different joints in rural areas of Iran. METHODS From five villages of Tuyserkan County, 1565 individuals were randomly selected and were interviewed to complete the Community Oriented Programme for Control of the Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) Core Questionnaire. Among these cases 1192 cases with rheumatic complaints were examined by a r...

Estimating the prevalence and disease characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis in Tehran: A WHO -ILAR COPCORD Study (from Iran COPCORD study, Urban Study stage 1)

BACKGROUND To estimate the prevalence and characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in an urban area of Tehran. METHODS A total of 50 clusters were randomly selected in Tehran and 10291 subjects completed the COPCORD Core Questionnaire during 2004 and 2005. Patients with rheumatic complaints were examined and diagnosed by subspecialty fellows in rheumatology. Laboratory and radiology tests...

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...