Prevalence ofjoint complaints among children and teenagers of Bashkortostan (data of a questionnaire study)

Objective. To study prevalence ofjoint complaints among children (0-17 years of age) in Bashkiria. Material and methods. Study sample was formed in 4 cities and 2 country regions where 51633 children aged 017 years live. Questionnaire constructed by the Institute of Rheumatology of RAMS and adapted...

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Main Author: V A Malievsky
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA PRESS LLC 2005-04-01
Series:Научно-практическая ревматология
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Online Access:https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/1668
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description Objective. To study prevalence ofjoint complaints among children (0-17 years of age) in Bashkiria. Material and methods. Study sample was formed in 4 cities and 2 country regions where 51633 children aged 017 years live. Questionnaire constructed by the Institute of Rheumatology of RAMS and adapted to children age was used. 43907 (85%) of children and/or their parents were evaluated. Results. Joint pain were revealed in 5478 (12,5%), joint swelling - in 761 (1,7%) children. Total 5520 (12,6%) children had arthralgia and/or joint swelling. Conclusion. Joint complaints are quite frequent in children (12,6%). According to the results of the I stage of the study a group of children for thorough clinical and instrumental examination was formed to reveal prevalence and structure of juvenile chronic arthritides.
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spellingShingle V A Malievsky
Prevalence ofjoint complaints among children and teenagers of Bashkortostan (data of a questionnaire study)
Научно-практическая ревматология
joint complaints
children
bashkortostan
title Prevalence ofjoint complaints among children and teenagers of Bashkortostan (data of a questionnaire study)
title_full Prevalence ofjoint complaints among children and teenagers of Bashkortostan (data of a questionnaire study)
title_fullStr Prevalence ofjoint complaints among children and teenagers of Bashkortostan (data of a questionnaire study)
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence ofjoint complaints among children and teenagers of Bashkortostan (data of a questionnaire study)
title_short Prevalence ofjoint complaints among children and teenagers of Bashkortostan (data of a questionnaire study)
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bashkortostan
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