Predictors of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission or in a Low Disease Activity State

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1043-1048

  Olsen, Christin L ^a   Lie, Elisabeth ^a   Kvien, Tore K ^a   Zangi, Heidi A ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NORWAY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84976564047     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.22787     Document Type: Article

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