Association of acute anterior uveitis with disease activity, functional ability and physical mobility in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A cross-sectional study of Chinese patients in Taiwan

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 953-957

  Chen, Chun Hsiung ^a   Lin, Kuan Chia ^c   Chen, Horng An ^b   Liao, Hsien Tzung ^a,b   Liang, Toong Hua ^a   Wang, Hon Pin ^b   Chou, Chung Tei ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Disease activity; Functional index; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAIWAN; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 34250735204     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0403-2     Document Type: Article

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