The frequency of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis in relation to symptom duration in patients referred because of chronic back pain: Results from the Berlin early spondyloarthritis clinic

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1998-2001

  Poddubnyy, Denis ^a   Brandt, Henning ^a   Vahldiek, Janis ^a   Spiller, Inge ^a   Song, In Ho ^a   Rudwaleit, Martin ^b   Sieper, Joachim ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Endokrinologikum Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BACK PAIN; BERLIN; CHRONIC PAIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 84868506556     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201945     Document Type: Article

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