Clinical measures in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4 SUPPL. 55, 2009, Pages

  Fendler, Claas ^a   Braun, Jürgen ^a  

^a RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Cervical spine involvement; History and physical examination; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; BACKACHE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOOT; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BACK PAIN; JOINT SWELLING; MALE; MORNING STIFFNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; SPINE MOBILITY;

AGE OF ONSET; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BACK; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 71249088848     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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