Erschienen in:
01.01.2004 | Comment
Functional disability and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
verfasst von:
Pınar Borman
Erschienen in:
Rheumatology International
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Ausgabe 1/2004
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Excerpt
We thank Dr. McKenna for his comments on our article entitled “Functional disability and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis” [
1]. However, we do not agree that we tended to confuse impairment, disability, and quality of life (QoL). The aim of our study was to evaluate functional disability and QoL in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and determine the relationships between functional index and measures of clinical status as well as measures of QoL. …