Epidemiology of the Rheumatic Diseases in Mexico. A Study of 5 Regions Based on the COPCORD Methodology

Ingris Peláez‐Ballestas, José Moreno‐Montoya, José Álvarez-Nemegyei, Rubén Burgos‐Vargas, Mario Alberto Garza‐Elizondo, Jacqueline Rodríguez-Amado, María Victoria Goycochea-Robles, Marcia Madariaga, J. A. ZAMUDIO, N. Santana,

Journal of Rheumatology Supplement · 2011 · 293 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

The prevalence of MSK pain in our study was 25.5%. Geographic variations in the prevalence of MSK pain and specific diagnoses suggested a role for geographic factors in the prevalence of rheumatic diseases.

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