Differences in pain and fatigue perception among a group of rheumatoid arthritis patients in the United States and in Turkey who have similar disease activity and functional status

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 884-887

  Celik, S ^a   Fresko, I ^b   Sut, N ^c   Batumlu, N M ^b   Yazici, H ^b   Yazici, Y ^d  

^a Dr Sadi Konuk Teaching and Medical Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Fatigue; MDHAQ; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN PERCEPTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952647320     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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