Assessing fatigue in ankylosing spondylitis: The importance of frequency and severity

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 552-556

  Haywood, Kirstie L ^a   Packham, Jonathan C ^b,c   Jordan, Kelvin P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Assessment; Fatigue frequency; Fatigue severity; Patient reported outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ASSESSMENT; FATIGUE FREQUENCY; FATIGUE SEVERITY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 84894303487     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket397     Document Type: Article

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