Unmet patient needs in systemic sclerosis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 106-110

  Rubenzik, Tamara T ^a   Derk, Chris T ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient needs; Scleroderma; Systemic sclerosis; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649700449     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31819dbe83     Document Type: Article

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