How does quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus compare with that of other common chronic illnesses?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1706-1708

  Jolly, Meenakshi ^a,b  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Quality of life; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 24944572985     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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