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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"rheumatology"”.
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Proteomics: A close encounter with rheumatology
Rheumatoide artritis (RA) and spondyloartropathie (SpA) zijn twee frequent voorkomende vormen van inflammatoire artritis met een belangrijke morbiditeit en socio-economische impact op de samenleving. Alhoewel dezelfde gewrichten aangetast kunnen worden in beide aandoeningen, zijn de klinische …
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Quality of care in rheumatology. Translating evidence into practice
Contains fulltext : 160313.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Thermological Studies in Rehabilitation and Rheumatology using Computerised Infrared Imaging
… and infrared imaging in rehabilitation and rheumatology. Some investigations were designed to characterise either treatment modalities, to clarify the role of temperature measurements as a method for follow-up or treatment monitoring in certain diseases.<br/><br/>Thermal imaging has an …
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Understanding the motivational characteristics of type 1 diabetes regime management during adolescence
… a Paediatric Diabetes Team and the Department of Rheumatology. This has provided a variety of experiences, which are reflected within this thesis, in order to demonstrate the expertise and skills required to achieve health psychologist status.
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Incidencia de fibromialgia diagnosticada a través de los criterios del colegio americano de reumatología en usuarios de las unidades comunitarias de salud familiar El Cuco, Chirilagua, San Miguel; Las Palmeras, Puerto El Triunfo y Tecapán, Usulutan. Año 2018
… through the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology in women aged 30 to 60 years who consult in the community family health units El Cuco, Chirilagua, San Miguel, Las Palmeras, Puerto El Triunfo and Tecapán, Usulután, year 2018. Methodology; The type of study conducted was descriptive, …
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Training Manual for Providers of Psychoeducational Services to FMS Patients
… that were established by the American College of Rheumatology in 2010 and is currently experienced by approximately 5 million adults in the United States. A biopsychosocial conceptualization of the etiology of FMS currently exists, wherein the development of FMS is attributed to the interplay of …
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A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Lifestyle and Rheumatoid Arthritis
… Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Offices, Rheumatology Department completed self-assessment surveys on their lifestyle practices and RA affliction. Disease symptoms and activity were assessed with the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales-symptoms (pain) component (AIMS2) and the Rapid …
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Renal disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: correlation of morphology with clinical course
… according to the 1982 revised American Rheumatology Association criteria47 and 2: An adequate biopsy defined as containing at least six glomeruli. Patients were biopsied at Groote Schuur Hospital during the period 1978 to 1988 and the indications for renal biopsy were clinical based on …
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Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis : the role and impact of psychosocial factors
… membership and also 44 from a hospital rheumatology clinic. AA participants completed a piloted questionnaire containing questions about their demographic characteristics and validated measures of quality of life. Analysis confirmed that the group with PsA fared less well on all measures …
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Assessment of the quality of life of people with rheumatoid arthritis
… rheumatoid arthritis attending the outpatients Rheumatology Clinic was selected. A descriptive, exploratory, and cross-sectional study was carried out. A pre-formulated questionnaire Short Form-36 Health Survey Questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. Descriptive statistics were …
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Treatment of arthritis with tumour necrosis factor antagonists. Clinical, immunological and biochemical aspects
… Group (SSATG) developed at the Department of Rheumatology in Lund. We found that such a protocol could be used for monitoring newly introduced anti-rheumatic treatments both at a university department and at other rheumatology units. The performance of TNF antagonists regarding efficacy and …
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Genetic Polymorphisms of Interleukin-6 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
… and normal healthy controls (n=151) from the rheumatology clinic at the Ajou University Hospital. All of patients fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE. Genomic DNA was extracted and approximately 1.4 kb-sized IL-6 genes located between promoter …
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The Epidemiology and Patient Perspectives of Glucocorticoid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Diseases
… populations. In Chapter 3, data from Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD), found the probability of GC use has decreased over time. In contrast to CPRD, GC use in ARAD RA patients was less likely with increasing age, with older patients being less likely to commence GCs, but also …
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Biologinės terapijos taikymas pacientams, sergantiems autoimuniniais artritais /
… aspects of long-term application in everyday rheumatology clinical practice; for this reason the aim of our work was to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and immunogenicity of BD for the treatment of patients with AA. We found that treatment with different BD in AA patients is equally …
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Biologic therapy in patients with autoimmune arthritis /
… aspects of long-term application in everyday rheumatology clinical practice; for this reason the aim of our work was to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and immunogenicity of BD for the treatment of patients with AA. We found that treatment with different BD in AA patients is equally …
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Clinical Significance of Rheumatoid Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis
… fulfill the 1987 revised American College of Rheumatology criteria of RA from June, 1994 to March 2002. RESULTS: Sixty-four patients had positive RF (58.7%) and 91 patients were female (83.5%). There were no difference in demographic characteristics, joint involvements and duration of morning …
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Medication utilization for rheumatoid arthritis among commercially insured patients
… drugs recommended by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guideline for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Barriers to their use include cost, side effects, and route of administration. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate how RA medication utilization …
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Experience of living with systemic sclerosis - a grounded theory study
… rheumatologist, and immunologist and rheumatology nurses) to have better understanding of people’ experience and psychological impact of disease and how they can cope with and learn to live with this disease and is also helpful to raise community awareness of Systemic Sclerosis and …
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Improving clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: a patient centred approach
… have their treatment changed when reviewed in rheumatology clinics, patients with moderate disease activity often have insufficient treatment changes; patients' age has a significant influence on treatment decisions. Strategies are needed to better target moderate disease activity and overcome …
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