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Objective. Delay in assessment by rheumatologists of patients with new-onset RA is an important deter minant of delay in treatment initiation. The influence of ethnicity on delay in assessment has not been addressed. We studied the extent of delay in patients of South Asian origin compared with...
If providers asked 4 questions during an office visit we may be diagnosed sooner. It can take 20-30 years to get diagnosed because the symptoms are so varied and seem unrelated, plus it isn't widely known or understood. A rheumatologist may be able to help too. You may be referred for...