Development and validation of a self-administered systemic sclerosis questionnaire (SySQ)

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 535-542

  Ruof, J ^b   Bruhlmann P ^b   Michel, B A ^b   Stucki, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Function; Questionnaire; Scleroderma; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD; EATING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HAND GRIP; HEALTH CARE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCLERODERMA; SELF EVALUATION; SWALLOWING; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032722154     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.6.535     Document Type: Article

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