Impaired health-related quality of life in patients treated for Wegener's granulomatosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2081-2085

  Faurschou, Mikkel ^a   Sigaard, Lene ^a   Bjorner, Jakob Bue ^b   Baslund, Bo ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Short form 36 survey; Vasculitis; Vasculitis damage index; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957869454     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100167     Document Type: Article

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