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The Very Low Prevalence of Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Blacks May Be an Artifact
Author(s) -
Goodwin James S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb01477.x
Subject(s) - medicine , polymyalgia rheumatica , artifact (error) , dermatology , giant cell arteritis , artificial intelligence , vasculitis , disease , computer science
This article discusses the possibility that the reported low prevalence of polymyalgia rheumatica in blacks might be because of an underrecognition of the disease in this racial group.