Symptom complexes in patients with seropositive arthralgia and in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative exploration of symptom development

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1646-1653

  Stack J , Rebecca ^a,b   van Tuyl, Lilian H D ^c   Sloots, Maurits ^d   Van De Stadt, Lotte A ^d   Hoogland, Wijnanda ^d   Maat, Bertha ^d   Mallen D , Christian ^e   Tiwana, Rumandeep ^a,b   Raza, Karim ^a,b   Schaardenburg, Dirkjan Van ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Jan Van Breemen Research Instituut   (Netherlands)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Early arthritis; Qualitative; Rheumatoid arthritis; Symptom complex; Symptom experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; JOINT SWELLING; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RIGIDITY; SKIN TINGLING; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84906823998     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu159     Document Type: Article

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