Mortality risk by functional status and health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-59

  Michaud, Kaleb ^a,b   Vera Llonch, Montserrat ^c   Oster, Gerry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DATA BANK FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United States)

^c VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^d POLICY ANALYSIS INC PAI   (United States)

Author keywords

Health assessment questionnaire; Health status; Mortality; Rheumatoid arthritis; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL COMPONENT SUMMARY SCORE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84855387717     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110491     Document Type: Article

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