Prevalence and annual incidence of vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-239

  Feldtkeller, Ernst ^a   Vosse, Debby ^b   Geusens, Piet ^b,c   Van Der Linden, Sjef ^b  

^a Ankylosing Spondylitis International Federation   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Annual incidence; Prevalence; Risk factor; Vertebral fractures

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; JOINT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX ROLE; SPINE FRACTURE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AUSTRIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 29244435353     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-004-0556-8     Document Type: Article

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