Ankylosing spondylitis and the shoulder: Commonly involved but infrequently disabling

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 177-182

  Will, Robert ^a,b   Kennedy, Gail ^a   Elswood, Judith ^a   Edmunds, Laurel ^a   Wachjudi, Rachmat ^b   Evison, Gordon ^a   Calin, Andrei ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Disability; Shoulder radiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOULDER JOINT; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0033968467     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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