| Literature DB >> 28992164 |
Dinesh Khanna1, Ron D Hays2, Daniel E Furst3.
Abstract
Patients with SSc have the highest mortality among the rheumatic diseases. In addition, SSc is associated with disfigurement, hand contractures, fatigue, poor sleep, severe RP with numbness and tingling of the fingers can lead to decrements in quality of life. This Points to Consider article provides practical considerations for design of trials for functional disability and other health-related quality-of-life issues.Entities:
Keywords: clinical trials; function; quality of life; scleroderma
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28992164 PMCID: PMC5850118 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex193
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford) ISSN: 1462-0324 Impact factor: 7.580