Abstract:Introduction: Racial and ethnic disparities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been identified in the United States, with higher levels of disease activity and worse functional status reported in Hispanic patients compared with their white counterparts. Although RA is one of the most prevalent health conditions in Puerto Rico, few studies have previously examined the characteristics or treatment patterns of patients receiving biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/ tsDMARDs)… Show more
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