Influence of gender on assessments of disease activity and function in early rheumatoid arthritis in relation to radiographic joint damage

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 230-233

  Ahlmen M ^a   Svensson, B ^b   Albertsson, K ^c   Forslind, K ^b,d   Hafstrom I ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE 28; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GENDER; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNALS OF FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT SCORE; VANDER HEIJDE SHARP SCORE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 73449091858     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.102244     Document Type: Article

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