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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 1/2004

01.01.2004 | Letter to the Editor

Functional disability and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

verfasst von: Stephen P. McKenna, Lynda Doward

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 1/2004

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Concerning your article “Functional disability and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis”, Bostan and colleagues [1] provide an interesting and important investigation into the links between different types of outcome in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, they tend to confuse some of the outcome constructs, in particular impairment, disability, and quality of life (QoL). …
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Metadaten
Titel
Functional disability and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
verfasst von
Stephen P. McKenna
Lynda Doward
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2004
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 1/2004
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-003-0376-2

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