CLINICAL SCIENCE Gender differences in ankylosing spondylitis-associated cumulative healthcare utilization: a population-based cohort study
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Hsin-Hua Chen, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Chiu Ying-Ming, Der-Yuan Chen I Taichung Veterans General Hospital Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taiwan. II National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. III Changhua Christian Hospital Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology. IV Chunghua, Taiwan, Chung-Shan Medical University School of Medicine Taichung, Taiwan. V Chung-Shan Medical University School of Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Gender differences in ankylosing spondylitis-associated cumulative healthcare utilization: a population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is one of the most common rheumatic diseases with gender differences in prevalence and clinical presentation. This study aimed to examine whether such gender differences are correlated with cumulative healthcare utilization in Taiwan. METHODS The National Health Insurance Research Database supplied claim records of one million individuals from 1996 to 20...
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تاریخ انتشار 2011