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Study finds rural arthritis patients frequently visit emergency rooms

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Rebecca Armbruster, DO, MS, FACOI: Chief Medical Officer | Jeanes Hospital

Rebecca Armbruster, DO, MS, FACOI: Chief Medical Officer | Jeanes Hospital

Marissa A. Blum, MD, MS, a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, contributed to a HealthCentral article discussing a new study. The study, published in the Journal of Rheumatology, examined health service use among individuals with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or ankylosing spondylitis. It specifically found that patients residing in rural areas are more likely to visit emergency rooms for condition-related symptoms compared to those living in more populated regions.

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