Work

Challenges and Opportunities for Reducing Diagnosis Delay of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Low-Resourced Country

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is increasing in the world, but the rate of its increase is higher in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, the prevalence rate in South Asia (ie, the age-standardized prevalence rate of 204.8 per 100,000) surpasses that of many other LMIC regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.1

Source: The Journal of Rheumatology

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2025-1364

Authors: Syed Mustafa Ali, Salman Khurshid Imami, Faiza Naeem, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Sumaira Farman, Nighat Mir Ahmad, Babur Salim, Muhammad Yasir Pervez, Shehzad Afzal, Sarmad Wahaj Siddiqui, Habib Ahmed, Helen Brooks, Maria Panagioti, Saira Elaine Anwer Khan, Sabine N. van der Veer

Institutions: Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Shalamar Hospital, National Hospital and Medical Center, Pakistan Army, World Health Organization - Pakistan, Institute of Management Sciences Lahore

Language: English

Topic: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Health and Social Care

OpenAlex ID: W7128974281

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: