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Evaluation of the Greek version of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index: reliability, validity, and factor analysis.

The authors translated the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) into Greek, and validated its psychometric properties for the Greek patient population. They assessed the degree to which questions in the scale did address common themes, using confirmatory factor analysis.

RheumaKnowledgy: The free online rheumatology textbook

Διαδικτυακός οδηγός για τα ρευματικά νοσήματα με ελεύθερη πρόσβαση που διαθέτει πληροφορίες για τη νοσολογία, τις διαγνωστικές μεθόδους και τη θεραπεία των ρευματικών νοσημάτων.

Management of gout and hyperuricemia in older people

Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis affecting many older people. The management of gout amongst older people is a real therapeutic challenge due to medical co-morbidities and drug interactions. The traditional drugs already in use are frequently associated with side

Prevalence and management of rheumatoid arthritis in the general population of Greece–the ESORDIG study

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the general adult population of Greece.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the total adult population (> or =19 yrs old) of seven communities (8,547 subjects), and on

Prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip osteoarthritis in Greece. The ESORDIG study.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip osteoarthritis (OA) in the general adult population of Greece.METHODS: This cross-sectional population based study was conducted on the total adult population of 7 communities (8547 subjects) and on 2100

Prevalence of Symptomatic Knee, Hand, and Hip Osteoarthritis in Greece. The ESORDIG Study

Objective. To assess the prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip osteoarthritis (OA) in the gen- eral adult population of Greece.Methods. The study was conducted on the total adult population of seven communities (8547 subjects), as well as on 2100