Physical therapy in anti-TNF treated patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1100-1101

  Dubey, S G ^a   Leeder, J ^a   Gaffney, K ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE DURATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 45749147411     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken191     Document Type: Letter

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