Clinical correlates of self-reported physical health status in systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1226-1229

  Hudson, Marie ^a   Steele, Russell ^a   Lu, Ying ^a   Thombs, Brett D ^a   Panopalis, Pantelis ^a   Baron, Murray ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical correlates; Health related quality of life; Physical function; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN;

EID: 67149142144     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.081057     Document Type: Article

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