Obstructive sleep apnoea as a cause of fatigue in ankylosing spondylitis [2]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-184

  Erb, N ^a   Karokis, D ^b   Delamere, J P ^b   Cushley, M J ^b   Kitas, G D ^b  

^a The Guest Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0037310608     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.2.183     Document Type: Letter

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