Serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels and laboratory and clinical parameters indicating expression of disease are not associated with fatigue, well-being and functioning in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 318-321

  Hartkamp, A ^a,c   Geenen, Rinie ^a,b   Kruize, A A ^a   Bossema, E R ^b   Godaert, G L R ^b   Bootsma, H ^d   Bijlsma, J W J ^a   Derksen, R H W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone; Depressive symptoms; Fatigue; Primary Sj gren's syndrome; Psychological adaptation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PRASTERONE SULFATE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; WELLBEING; BLOOD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959502089     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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