Observed and expected frequency of comorbid chronic diseases in rheumatic patients

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 418-421

  Loza, E ^a   Jover, J A ^a   Rodriguez Rodriguez, L ^a   Carmona, Loreto ^b   Aretxabala, I ^c   De Cruces, H ^c   Ballina, J ^d   Beltran J ^c   General, H ^c   Benito, P ^c   Del Mar, H ^c   Benito, S ^e   Calabozo, M ^c   Cobeta, J C ^f   Ciria, M ^c   Fernandez Carballido C ^c   Fernandez J A ^d   Fernandez Sueiro J L ^g   Gabriel, R ^h   Garrido, G ^c   Gregorio Maranon H ^c   Grandal, Y ^c   Grana J ^g   Hernandez A ^g   Hernandez Garcia C ^a   Humbria A ^h   Juan Mas, A ⁱ   Laffon, A ^c   De La Princesa, H ^c   Laiz, A ^j   Lopez Martinez J ^k   Villaverde, V ^c   La Paz, H ^c   more..

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIDAD DE INVESTIGACIÓN   (Spain)

^c H Central de Asturias ^*

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO   (Spain)

^f H Obispo Polanco   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

ⁱ Son Dureta   (Spain)

^j H Sant Pau   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 39549099495     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.078659     Document Type: Article

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