Differences in activity limitation, pain intensity, and global health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Sweden and the USA: A 5-year follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 428-432

  Bjork M ^a   Trupin, L ^b   Thyberg, I ^c   Katz, P ^b   Yelin, E ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIETY; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN;

EID: 83455210240     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2011.594963     Document Type: Article

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