Disease and psychological status in ankylosing spondylitis
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Disease and psychological status in ankylosing spondylitis.
OBJECTIVES Psychological factors may be important in the assessment and management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Our primary objective was to describe associations between disease and psychological status in AS, using AS-specific assessment tools and questionnaires. Our secondary objectives were to identify patient subgroups based on such associations and to determine the stability of the mea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel115