Which aspects of functioning are relevant for patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results of focus group interviews

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2501-2511

  Boonen, Annelies ^a   Van Berkel, Monique ^d   Cieza, Alarcos ^c   Stucki, Gerold ^c   Van Der Heijde, Désirée ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Focus groups; Functioning; International classification of functioning, disability and health expert perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 70450181672     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090156     Document Type: Article

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