Functional disability and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-60

  Borman, Pinar ^a  

^a Numune Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0842308700     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0377-1     Document Type: Note

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