Physical inactivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from twenty-one countries in a cross-sectional, international study.

T, Sokka; A, Häkkinen; H, Kautiainen; JF, Maillefert; S, Toloza; Hansen T, Mørk; J, Calvo-Alen; R, Oding; M, Liveborn; M, Huisman; R, Alten; C, Pohl; M, Cutolo; K, Immonen; A, Woolf; E, Murphy; C, Sheehy; E, Quirke; S, Celik; Y, Yazici; W, Tlustochowicz; D, Kapolka; V, Skakic; B, Rojkovich; R, Müller; S, Stropuviene; D, Andersone; AA, Drosos; J, Lazovskis; T, Pincus

doi:10.1002/art.23255

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Physical inactivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from twenty-one countries in a cross-sectional, international study.

Published in Arthritis and rheumatism • Jan 1, 2008

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Sokka T

Häkkinen A

Kautiainen H

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<h4>Objective</h4>Regular physical activity is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been advised to limit physical exercise. We studied the prevalence of physical activity and associations with demographic and disease-related ...

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