Can telerheumatology improve rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa?

Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Aug;81(8):e142. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218449. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Authors

Akpabio Akpabio¹, Richard Oluyinka Akintayo², Utibe Effiong³

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria [email protected].
² Rheumatology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Cargenbridge, Dumfries, UK.
³ Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 32723751
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218449

No abstract available

Keywords: arthritis; autoimmune diseases; health services research.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Developing Countries
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases* / therapy