The assessment of knowledge in ankylosing spondylitis patients by a self-administered questionnaire

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-441

  Lubrano, E ^a   Helliwell, P ^a   Moreno, P ^a   Griffiths, B ^a   Emery, P ^a   Veale, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Knowledge; Patient education

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0031826182     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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