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Rheumatoid arthritis in Latin America: challenges and solutions to improve its diagnosis and treatment training for medical professionals

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease with multiple clinical manifestations and chronic complications that requires a multidisciplinary team to treat and monitor patients. This understanding between the different medical and health professionals is essential in obtaining patient well-being. This is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Munoz-Louis, R., Medrano-Sánchez, J., Montufar, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4617838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26227165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3033-8
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Sumario:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease with multiple clinical manifestations and chronic complications that requires a multidisciplinary team to treat and monitor patients. This understanding between the different medical and health professionals is essential in obtaining patient well-being. This is the reason behind the assessment of the difficulties and limitations seen in Latin America in the field of rheumatology. The aim is to suggest possible mechanisms and solutions to strengthen the knowledge and understanding of the way the disease behaves and how it can be handled by doctors and medical professionals.