A personality characteristic, somatic absorption, and the perception of somatic symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 782-789

  Braun, Ilana M ^a   Liang, Matthew H ^b   Orav, E John ^b   Ahern, David K ^b   Barsky, Arthur J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Personality; Psychology; Rheumatoid arthritis; Somatic absorption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 44349182714     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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