Health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis in Northern Sweden: A comparison between patients with early RA, patients with medium-term disease and controls, using SF-36

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-122

  West, Elisabet ^a   Jonsson, Solveig Wållberg ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Health related quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 17544372064     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-0976-6     Document Type: Article

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