Socioeconomic impact of ankylosing spondylitis in Morocco

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2081-2088

  Rkain, Hanan ^a,b   Allali, Fadoua ^a,b   Bentalha, Aziza ^a   Lazrak, Noufissa ^a   Abouqal, Redouane ^b   Hajjaj Hassouni, Najia ^a  

^a Hopital El Ayachi   (Morocco)

^b Rabat Salé Medical Center Rabat   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Economic impact; Morocco; Social impact

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 36249027078     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0622-1     Document Type: Article

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