Quality of life of patients with Takayasu's arteritis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Abularrage, Christopher J ^a,b   Slidell, Mark B ^a,b   Sidawy, Anton N ^a,b   Kreishman, Peter ^a   Amdur, Richard L ^a,b   Arora, Subodh ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CLOPIDOGREL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETANERCEPT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ENERGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; REVASCULARIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STENT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMISSION INDUCTION; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 37549025067     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.044     Document Type: Article

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