Prevalence of systemic sclerosis in Colombia: Data from the National Health Registry 2012-2016.

Daniel G Fernández-ÁvilaSantiago Bernal-MacíasJuan M GutiérrezDiana N RincónDiego Rosselli

Published in: Journal of scleroderma and related disorders (2019)

This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of systemic sclerosis in Colombia, based on official statistics from the Ministry of Health. The results provide a new vision of this disease in Latin America and open the door to future research, in order to better understand the particular characteristics of this disease in our country and our region.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
healthcare
public health
risk factors
minimally invasive
rheumatoid arthritis
big data
current status
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
social media
health promotion