Abrupt temperature change triggers arthralgia in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 465-470

  Tsai, Wei Shien ^a,b   Yang, Yao Hsu ^a   Wang, Li Chieh ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Microclimate; Weather

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEATHER; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHILD; COLD; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847728342     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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