Physical and Mental Functioning in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis over an 11-year Followup Period: The Role of Specific Comorbidities.

CONCLUSION: Patients with specific comorbid conditions have an increased risk of low functioning in the long term. Targeted attention for these specific comorbid conditions by clinicians is recommended. PMID: 26773112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J Rheumatol - January 15, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: van den Hoek J, Roorda LD, Boshuizen HC, Tijhuis GJ, van den Bos GA, Dekker J Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research