The influence of ethnicity on the extent of, and reasons underlying, delay in general practitioner consultation in patients with RA.

Objective. Delay in assessment by rheumatologists of patients with new-onset RA is an important deter minant of delay in treatment initiation. The influence of ethnicity on delay in assessment has not been addressed. We studied the extent of delay in patients of South Asian origin compared with other patients and the reasons underlying this delay. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]