New criteria for inflammatory back pain in patients with chronic back pain: A real patient exercise by experts from the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS)

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 784-788

  Sieper, J ^a   Van Der Heijde, D ^b   Landewe R ^c   Brandt, J ^d   Burgos Vagas, R ^e   Collantes Estevez, E ^f   Dijkmans, B ^g   Dougados, M ^h   Khan, M A ⁱ   Leirisalo Repo, M ^j   Van Der Linden, S ^c   Maksymowych, W P ^k   Mielants, H ^l   Olivieri, I ^m   Rudwaleit, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Private Practice   (Germany)

^e HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h Hospital Cochin ^*  (France)

ⁱ METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^l GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^m SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS; BACKACHE; CHRONIC BACK PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONSET AGE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67349230644     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.101501     Document Type: Article

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