Gender-specific characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis;Geschlechtsspezifische Aspekte der Rheumatoiden Arthritis

Aktuelle Rheumatologie

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 352-360

  Huscher, D ^a   Sengler, C ^a   Thiele, K ^a   Bischoff, S ^a   Pffflin, A ^a   Gromnica Ihle, E ^b  

^a DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^b Internistin/Rheumatologin   (Germany)

Author keywords

disease activity; functional capacity; gender; pain; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 83655167225     PISSN: 0341051X     EISSN: 14389940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1287800     Document Type: Article

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