title: Patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis should be referred early to rheumatology.
authors.affiliation: ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT. kimme.hyrich@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kimme L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hyrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012017:Referral and Consultation