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Sense of control and self-reported health in a population-based sample of older Americans: assessment of potential confounding by affect, personality, and social supportMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Int J Behav Med 20:140-7. 2013..Sense of control has been linked to improved health outcomes, but it is unclear if this association is independent of other psychosocial factors...- Regional radiographic damage and functional limitations in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: differences in early and late diseaseMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 1468, USA
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 65:257-65. 2013..We examined whether radiographic damage contributed more to functional limitations in late AS than in early AS, and if the strength of association varied with the anatomic region of damage... - Sense of control and sociodemographic differences in self-reported health in older adultsMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 CRC, Room 4 1339, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Qual Life Res 21:1509-18. 2012..This study tested whether the association between sense of control and self-reported health varied among demographic groups and whether sense of control attenuated sociodemographic differences in self-reported health... - Personalized therapeutics: a potential threat to health equityMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:868-70. 2012..Prospective development of strategies to ensure non- differential access to these therapies may help limit this unintended consequence of medical progress for economically disadvantaged groups... - Association of measured physical performance and demographic and health characteristics with self-reported physical function: implications for the interpretation of self-reported limitationsGrant H Louie
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 8:84. 2010..We tested if personal or health characteristics influenced self-reported limitations in three tasks, controlling for measured performance on these tasks... - The shortened disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (QuickDASH): validity and reliability based on responses within the full-length DASHChristina Gummesson
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:44. 2006..The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the QuickDASH and its cross-sectional and longitudinal validity and reliability... - Psychological correlates of self-reported functional limitation in patients with ankylosing spondylitisTamar F Brionez
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Arthritis Res Ther 11:R182. 2009..The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of psychological variables in self-reported functional limitation in patients with AS, while controlling for demographic and medical variables... - Validity of clinical associations of biomarkers in translational research studies: the case of systemic autoimmune diseasesMaria G Tektonidou
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Arthritis Res Ther 12:R179. 2010..We evaluated whether translational research studies of potential biomarkers incorporated design features important for valid clinical associations... 
Inter-hospital transfers of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: characteristics, predictors, and outcomesMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1468, USA
J Rheumatol 33:1578-85. 2006....- Short-term prediction of mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: classification of outcomes using random forestsMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health US DHHS, Bldg 10 CRC, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Arthritis Rheum 55:74-80. 2006..To identify demographic and clinical characteristics that classify patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at risk for in-hospital mortality... - Defining remission in rheumatoid arthritis based on the Disease Activity Score 28Michael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2:124-5. 2006 - Outcomes in ankylosing spondylitis: what makes the assessment of treatment effects in ankylosing spondylitis different?M M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 CRC, Room 4 1339, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1468, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Ann Rheum Dis 65:iii25-8. 2006..Research into ways to overcome these challenges in outcome measurement will help identify useful therapies and define the range of outcomes that they influence... 
Avoidable hospitalizations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1468, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:162-8. 2008..Avoidable hospitalizations thus serve as an indicator of poor access to, or underutilization of, medical care. This study examined risk factors for avoidable hospitalizations among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...- Primer: measuring the effects of treatment in clinical trialsMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 3:291-7. 2007..These key elements directly follow from the primary hypothesis tested by the trial. This article reviews the basic features of these four elements, and the influence they have on the interpretation of clinical trials... - Laboratory abnormalities at the onset of treatment of end-stage renal disease: are there racial or socioeconomic disparities in care?Michael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:1083-91. 2007..It is not known whether these differences are attributable to racial/ethnic differences in socioeconomic status (SES)... - Medical insurance, socioeconomic status, and age of onset of endstage renal disease in patients with lupus nephritisMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
J Rheumatol 34:2024-7. 2007..We examined associations between type of medical insurance, socioeconomic status (SES), and age at onset of ESRD in a national, population-based cohort... - Interpreting measurements of physical function in clinical trialsMichael M Ward
NIAMS NIH, Building 10 CRC, Room 4 1339, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1468, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Ann Rheum Dis 66:iii32-4. 2007.... - Concordance of sibling's recall of measures of childhood socioeconomic positionMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 11:147. 2011..This study examined concordance between siblings of recalled measures of childhood socioeconomic position... - Clinical and immunogenetic prognostic factors for radiographic severity in ankylosing spondylitisMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Arthritis Rheum 61:859-66. 2009..To improve prognostic ability in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), we sought to identify demographic, clinical, and immunogenetic characteristics associated with radiographic severity in a large cohort of patients... - Access to care and the incidence of endstage renal disease due to systemic lupus erythematosusMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, NIAMS NIH, Building 10 CRC, Room 4 1339, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1468, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Rheumatol 37:1158-63. 2010..We examined if the incidence of ESRD due to SLE was higher in geographic areas with poorer access to care... - Access to care and the incidence of end-stage renal disease due to diabetesMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Diabetes Care 32:1032-6. 2009..Because ESRD is a preventable complication of diabetes, the association with SES may be related to limited access to treatment... - Changes in the incidence of endstage renal disease due to lupus nephritis in the United States, 1996-2004Michael M Ward
NIH NIAMS IRP, Building 10 CRC, Room 4 1339, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1468, Bethesda, MD 20892 1468, USA
J Rheumatol 36:63-7. 2009..To determine if the incidence of endstage renal disease (ESRD) due to lupus nephritis has decreased from 1996 to 2004... - Occupational physical activities and long-term functional and radiographic outcomes in patients with ankylosing spondylitisMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1468, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:822-32. 2008..We sought to identify specific occupational activities associated with functional limitations and radiographic damage in patients with longstanding ankylosing spondylitis (AS)... - Impact of ankylosing spondylitis on work and family life: comparisons with the US populationMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:497-503. 2008..To examine the impact of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on work disability, nonparticipation in the labor force, marriage, divorce, and childbearing... - Socioeconomic status and the incidence of ESRDMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 51:563-72. 2008.... - Risk factors for functional limitations in patients with long-standing ankylosing spondylitisMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Arthritis Rheum 53:710-7. 2005..To identify risk factors for functional limitations in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) of at least 20 years' duration... - Education level and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): evidence of underascertainment of deaths due to SLE in ethnic minorities with low education levelsMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Arthritis Rheum 51:616-24. 2004..To determine if socioeconomic status, as measured by education level, is associated with mortality due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to determine if these associations differ among ethnic groups... - Decreases in rates of hospitalizations for manifestations of severe rheumatoid arthritis, 1983-2001Michael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1828, USA
Arthritis Rheum 50:1122-31. 2004..To determine whether the rates of hospitalization for 4 manifestations of severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which are used as indicators of long-term health outcomes, have changed from 1983 to 2001... - Outcome measurement: health status and quality of lifeMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis an Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892 1828, USA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 16:96-101. 2004..New measures should identify the unique role they occupy in patient assessment... - Patient-centered care and health outcomesMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1828, USA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 16:89-90. 2004 - Outcomes of hospitalizations for myocardial infarctions and cerebrovascular accidents in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA20892 1828
Arthritis Rheum 50:3170-6. 2004.... - Severity of illness in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus hospitalized at academic medical centersMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1828, USA
J Rheumatol 32:27-33. 2005..To compare the severity of illness of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) between those hospitalized at academic medical centers and those hospitalized at community hospitals... - Participatory patient-physician communication and morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusMichael M Ward
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Arthritis Rheum 49:810-8. 2003..To examine associations between active patient-physician communication and measures of morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)... - Relative sensitivity to change of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and serum C-reactive protein concentration in rheumatoid arthritisMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
J Rheumatol 31:884-95. 2004..To compare the sensitivity to change of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration used as measures of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity... - Clinical epidemiology: diagnostic and prognostic testsMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 15:104-9. 2003..Interlaboratory variation in detecting autoantibodies remains a concern, as does overuse of tests for antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies... - Association between physician volume and in-hospital mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusMichael M Ward
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Arthritis Rheum 52:1646-54. 2005..This study was undertaken to determine if physician volume is associated with the outcome of hospitalization of patients with SLE... - Time perspective predicts the progression of permanent organ damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusS Sundaramurthy
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Lupus 12:443-8. 2003..In conclusion, time perspective is a significant predictor of future organ damage in SLE. Patients who have a greater orientation to the future are less likely to develop permanent organ damage... - Duration of rheumatoid arthritis influences the degree of functional improvement in clinical trialsD Aletaha
Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Ann Rheum Dis 65:227-33. 2006..Functional limitation incorporates both activity and damage. Because irreversible damage increases over time, the HAQ may be less likely to show improvement in late than in early rheumatoid arthritis... - Challenges comparing functional limitations in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitisG H Louie
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1468, USA
Clin Exp Rheumatol 27:S83-91. 2009.... - Linear measurement of polyps in CT colonography using level sets on 3D surfacesSovira Tan
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009:3617-20. 2009..A 3D manual measurement was used as the reference standard. A correlation of 0.825 was found between polyp measurements from our new method and the reference standard... - Computer aided evaluation of ankylosing spondylitis using high-resolution CTSovira Tan
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
IEEE Trans Med Imaging 27:1252-67. 2008..The results of our algorithm were validated by comparison with a semi-quantitative evaluation made by a medical expert who visually inspected the CT scans. Correlation between the two evaluations was found to be 0.936 ( p < 10(-18)) ... - Changes in the rates of joint surgery among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in California, 1983-2007Grant H Louie
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1468, Bethesda, MD 20892 1468, USA
Ann Rheum Dis 69:868-71. 2010..Treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved markedly over the past 25 years... - Precision of syndesmophyte volume measurement for ankylosing spondylitis: a phantom study using high resolution CTSovira Tan
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009:3577-80. 2009..It was scanned 22 times with varying positions and resolutions. The syndesmophyte volumes extracted by our algorithm have an average coefficient of variation of 1.6% per IDS and 0.85% for the total... - Comparison of the construct validity and sensitivity to change of the visual analog scale and a modified rating scale as measures of patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritisChili Lati
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases NIAMS, National Institutes of Health NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1468, USA
J Rheumatol 37:717-22. 2010..We investigated whether a modified Rating Scale that used marker states and more defined endpoints would provide a more valid measure of PGA... - Nephritis and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusD K Wells
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
Clin Exp Rheumatol 28:223-9. 2010..Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We examined if nephritis or other clinical manifestations of SLE identified patients at increased risk... - Prevalence of adult systemic lupus erythematosus in California and Pennsylvania in 2000: estimates obtained using hospitalization dataEliza F Chakravarty
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Arthritis Rheum 56:2092-4. 2007 - Hospitalizations for coronary artery disease among patients with systemic lupus erythematosusChristine M Thorburn
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Arthritis Rheum 48:2519-23. 2003..CONCLUSION: CAD is an important comorbid condition in patients with SLE, but is not as common a reason for hospitalization as SLE itself, infections, and, in some patient subgroups, chronic renal failure... - Sex disparities in self-reported physical functioning: true differences, reporting bias, or incomplete adjustment for confounding?Grant H Louie
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1117-22. 2010..To determine whether sex disparities in self-reported physical functioning remain after adjusting for potential confounding factors and to assess associations for possible reporting bias... - Mortality and causes of death in systemic lupus erythematosusJ Trager
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 13:345-51. 2001.... - Measuring function in rheumatoid arthritis: Identifying reversible and irreversible componentsDaniel Aletaha
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Arthritis Rheum 54:2784-92. 2006..We aimed to dissect these two components of functional limitation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by using the disability index of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) as the measure of function... - Validation of English and Spanish-language versions of a screening questionnaire for rheumatoid arthritis in an underserved communityJeffrey Potter
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Rheumatol 35:1545-9. 2008..We sought to validate the RA questions of the Connective Tissue Disease Screening Questionnaire (CSQ) in ethnic minorities in an underserved community, and to test a Spanish-language version... - Prevalence of physician-diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus in the United States: results from the third national health and nutrition examination surveyMichael M Ward
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1828, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:713-8. 2004..This estimate is a reasonable lower boundary, as it does not include undiagnosed persons or those not being treated with antimalarials, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive medications... - Time perspective and socioeconomic status: a link to socioeconomic disparities in health?Lori C Guthrie
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
Soc Sci Med 68:2145-51. 2009..In this community sample, future time perspective was associated with current socioeconomic status, and past-fatalistic time perspective was associated with both current and childhood socioeconomic status... - Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in health among patients with rheumatic diseaseJennifer Odutola
Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 17:147-52. 2005..SUMMARY: Ethnic disparities in health have been more extensively studied than socioeconomic disparities. Most studies only describe the disparities, but several studies have begun to investigate potential reasons for the disparities... - Prospects for disease modification in ankylosing spondylitis: do nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs do more than treat symptoms?Michael M Ward
Arthritis Rheum 52:1634-6. 2005 - Remission and active disease in rheumatoid arthritis: defining criteria for disease activity statesDaniel Aletaha
Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Arthritis Rheum 52:2625-36. 2005..We aimed to reevaluate or to define such criteria for the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) and the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)... - Hospital experience and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: which patients benefit most from treatment at highly experienced hospitals?Michael M Ward
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, CA 94304, USA
J Rheumatol 29:1198-206. 2002.... - Functional disability predicts total costs in patients with ankylosing spondylitisMichael M Ward
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, CA 94304, USA
Arthritis Rheum 46:223-31. 2002..To describe the composition and distribution of total costs of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to identify predictors of high total costs among patients with AS... - Rheumatology care, patient expectations, and the limits of timeMichael M Ward
Arthritis Rheum 51:307-8. 2004 - Are there gender differences in severity of ankylosing spondylitis? Results from the PSOAS cohortWonuk Lee
Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Ann Rheum Dis 66:633-8. 2007.... - Predictors of the progression of functional disability in patients with ankylosing spondylitisMichael M Ward
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, CA 94304, USA
J Rheumatol 29:1420-5. 2002..To identify patient characteristics that predict the short term (5 yr) rate of progression of functional disability in ankylosing spondylitis (AS)... - Patient participation in medical consultations: why some patients are more involved than othersRichard L Street
Department of Communication, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843 4234, and Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Texas, USA
Med Care 43:960-9. 2005..Because more active patient participation contributes to improved health outcomes and quality of care, it is important to understand factors affecting the way patients communicate with healthcare providers... - Estimating rare disease prevalence from administrative hospitalization databasesMichael M Ward
Epidemiology 16:270-1. 2005 - Hydroxychloroquine and risk of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritisMary Chester M Wasko
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
JAMA 298:187-93. 2007..Hydroxychloroquine, a commonly used antirheumatic medication, has hypoglycemic effects and may reduce the risk of diabetes mellitus... - Summary of the 2005 annual research and education meeting of the Spondyloarthritis Research and Therapy Network (SPARTAN)Michael M Ward
J Rheumatol 33:978-82. 2006 - Ceiling effects and the Schober testMichael M Ward
J Rheumatol 30:2732-3. 2003 - Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variantsPaul R Burton
Genetic Epidemiology Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Adrian Building, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Nat Genet 39:1329-37. 2007.... - Medication toxicity among patients with ankylosing spondylitisMichael M Ward
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California 94034, USA
Arthritis Rheum 47:234-41. 2002..To determine the role of medication toxicity in the discontinuation of antirheumatic treatment among patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to compare the toxicity of different medications...