Definition of disease duration in ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 693-696

  Feldtkeller, Ernst ^a   Erlendsson, Jon ^a  

^a Ankylosing Spondylitis International Federation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Diagnosis delay; Disease duration; Symptom onset

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HUMANS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41849090795     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0499-y     Document Type: Article

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