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Incidence and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis, based on the 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria: a systematic review.

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A systematic review of incidence and prevalence studies of rheumatoid arthritis, based on the 1987 revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, to compare their methodologies and summarize their results, and to investigate the possible geographic variations and changes over time in the frequency of the disease.
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This article is published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.The article was published on 2006-12-01. It has received 709 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Incidence (epidemiology) & Prevalence.

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Exercise as medicine – evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases

TL;DR: This review provides the reader with the up‐to‐date evidence‐based basis for prescribing exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases (depression, anxiety, stress, schizophrenia).
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Molecular inflammation: underpinnings of aging and age-related diseases.

TL;DR: The purpose of this review is to describe the molecular roles of age-related physiological functional declines and the accompanying chronic diseases associated with aging to provide insights into potential interventions that may affect the aging process and reduce age- related diseases, thereby promoting healthy longevity.
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Epidemiological studies in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and comorbidity of the rheumatic diseases

TL;DR: Strong evidence now shows that people with RA are at a high risk for developing several comorbid disorders, that these conditions may have atypical features and thus may be difficult to diagnose, and that persons with RA experience poorer outcomes after comorbridity compared with the general population.
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Is the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis rising?: Results from Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1955-2007

TL;DR: The incidence of RA in women appears to have increased during the period of time from 1995 to 2007, although the reasons for this recent increase are unknown, but environmental factors may play a role.
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Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology - A proposal for reporting

TL;DR: A checklist contains specifications for reporting of meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology, including background, search strategy, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion should improve the usefulness ofMeta-an analyses for authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and decision makers.
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Revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis.

TL;DR: The Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases has published all of the classification criteria for the rheumatic diseases to date, and these new revised classified criteria for rheumatoid arthritis are very important as they should provide understanding of the possibly changing face of rheumatism.
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Revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis.

TL;DR: The Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases has published all of the classification criteria for rheumatic diseases to date as mentioned in this paper, and these new revised classification criteria are very important as they should provide understanding of the possibly changing face of rheumatoid arthritis.
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