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CB Carolin Berner
LE Ludwig Erlacher
MQ Michael Quittan
KF Karl Heinrich Fenzl
TD Thomas Ernst Dorner
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The study will involve 100 patients of working age between 18 and 65 years with seropositive RA according to 2010 European League Against Rheumatism classification. Eligible patients will be identified by staff members, and eligibility will be confirmed by the physician in charge at the outpatient or day clinic. Written informed consent will be obtained from each patient before enrollment. Patients who do not wish to sign the informed consent, are unable to follow advice for physical measurements and understand interview questions, and those with severe comorbidities will be excluded from the study. Questionnaires will be provided in German, English, Turkish, and Serbo-Croatian. Translations will be provided by Frauengesundheitszentren-Integration and Health Center (SMZ-Süd).

Copyright and License information:  ©2017 Carolin Berner, Ludwig Erlacher, Michael Quittan, Karl Heinrich Fenzl, Thomas Ernst Dorner. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (http://www.researchprotocols.org), 02.03.2017.
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