OBJECTIVE The objective of the EPISER study was to estimate the prevalence of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), low back pain, hand and knee osteoarthritis (OA), and fibromyalgia …

Abstract Background Health Literacy (HL) is the knowledge and competence to access,
understand, appraise, and apply health information for health judgment. We analyze for the …

Objective. To estimate the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the adult Spanish
population and to assess its distribution by basic sociodemographic characteristics …

Health-related quality of life of subjects with known and un... : Journal of Hypertension
Health-related quality of life of subjects with known and unknown hypertension: results from the …

We present a new edition of the Hemodialysis Center Guide. It is part of the program of
updating the Clinical Guides of the Spanish Society of Nephrology. It is a consensus …

Objective To estimate the direct and indirect osteoarthritis (OA)–attributable costs and
predictors of costs of knee and hip OA in Spain. Methods This study included consecutive …

Objective To evaluate the psychosocial impact of malocclusion, determine its relationship
with the severity of malocclusion, and assess the influence of gender and social class on this …

Objective. To estimate the incidence of early arthritis (EA) and of RA in adults (> 16 yrs) in
Spain. Methods. Primary care physicians were instructed in the detection of new cases using …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence and effect of multimorbidity on health-related
quality of life (HRQoL) and daily functioning in the general population, and to analyze the …

The aim of this paper is to assess whether patient-centred consultations are more effective
than the usual style of consultations used by general practitioners with patients suffering …