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Prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis†

  1. Orit Schieir1,
  2. Brett D. Thombs1,*,
  3. Marie Hudson1,
  4. Jean-François Boivin1,
  5. Russell Steele1,
  6. Sasha Bernatsky2,§§,
  7. James Hanley3,
  8. Murray Baron1,
  9. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group

Article first published online: 25 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/acr.20108

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Arthritis Care & Research

Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 62, Issue 3, pages 409–417, March 2010

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Schieir, O., Thombs, B. D., Hudson, M., Boivin, J.-F., Steele, R., Bernatsky, S., Hanley, J., Baron, M. and Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (2010), Prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care Res, 62: 409–417. doi: 10.1002/acr.20108

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  1. 1

    McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  2. 2

    McGill University and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  3. 3

    McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  1. §§

    Dr. Bernatsky is recipient of a Canadian Arthritis Network Scholar award

*Jewish General Hospital, 4333 Cote Saint Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E4

  1. †

    Investigators of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group are listed in ¶¶.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 25 FEB 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 OCT 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 13 APR 2009

Funded by

  • Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec Bourse de Formation
  • Formation Maîtrise
  • Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Studentship
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Frederick Banting
  • Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's award
  • New Investigator awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Établissement de Jeunes Chercheurs awards from the Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec
  • McGill University Health Centre Research Institute and Department of Medicine
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Scleroderma Society of Canada
  • Cure Scleroderma Foundation
  • Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
  • Actelion Pharmaceuticals
  • Inova Diagnostics
  • Ontario Arthritis Society

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