Prevalence and clinical manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis in young Greek males

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1303-1306

  Kassimos, D G ^a   Vassilakos, J ^a   Magiorkinis, G ^b   Garyfallos, A ^c  

^a 401 GENERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Ippokration Hospital Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Disability; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; GREECE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACROILIITIS; ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROILIITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906792094     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2574-6     Document Type: Article

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