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Clinical courses, impact and prognostic indicators for a persistent course of low back pain: Results from a population-based cohort study by Gomes, Luís Antunes, Rodrigues, Ana Maria, Branco, Jaime C, Canhão, Helena, Cruz, Eduardo Brazete

“…Low back pain (LBP) is a long-term health condition with distinct clinical courses. Its characterization together with the identification of prognostic factors…”
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The impact of osteoarthritis on early exit from work: results from a population-based study by Laires, Pedro A, Canhão, Helena, Rodrigues, Ana M, Eusébio, Mónica, Gouveia, Miguel, Branco, Jaime C

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability, which may be a source of productivity losses. The objectives of this study were to describe the…”
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Health economics in the field of osteoarthritis: An Expert's consensus paper from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) by Hiligsmann, Mickaël, PhD, Cooper, Cyrus, MD, Arden, Nigel, MSc, MD, Boers, Maarten, MSc, MD, PhD, Branco, Jaime C., MD, Luisa Brandi, Maria, MD, Bruyère, Olivier, PhD, Guillemin, Francis, MD, PhD, Hochberg, Marc C., MD, MPH, Hunter, David J., MBBS, PhD, Kanis, John A., MD, Kvien, Tore K., MD, PhD, Laslop, Andrea, MD, Pelletier, Jean-Pierre, MD, Pinto, Daniel, PT, PhD, Reiter-Niesert, Susanne, MD, Rizzoli, René, MD, Rovati, Lucio C., MD, Severens, Johan L. (Hans), PhD, Silverman, Stuart, MD, Tsouderos, Yannis, MD, Tugwell, Peter, MD, Reginster, Jean-Yves, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Objectives There is an important need to evaluate therapeutic approaches for osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of cost-effectiveness as well as efficacy…”
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Prevalence of Fibromyalgia: A Survey in Five European Countries by Branco, Jaime C., MD, Bannwarth, Bernard, MD, Failde, Inmaculada, MD, Abello Carbonell, Jordi, MD, Blotman, Francis, MD, Spaeth, Michael, MD, Saraiva, Fernando, MD, Nacci, Francesca, MD, Thomas, Eric, MD, Caubère, Jean-Paul, MD, Le Lay, Katell, MD, Taieb, Charles, MD, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco, MD

“…Objective A survey was performed in 5 European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain) to estimate the prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM) in the…”
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Prognostic indicators for poor outcomes in low back pain patients consulted in primary care by Cruz, Eduardo B, Canhão, Helena, Fernandes, Rita, Caeiro, Carmen, Branco, Jaime C, Rodrigues, Ana M, Pimentel-Santos, Fernando, Gomes, Luís A, Paiva, Sofia, Pinto, Isabel, Moniz, Rubina, Nunes, Carla

“…Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition in western countries and is associated with persistent disability and high…”
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Effectiveness of switching between TNF inhibitors in patients with axial spondyloarthritis : is the reason to switch relevant? by Manica, Santiago Rodrigues, Sepriano, Alexandre, Pimentel-Santos, Fernando, Gouveia, Nélia, Barcelos, Anabela, Branco, Jaime C., Bernardes, Miguel, Ferreira, Raquel Miriam, Vieira de Sousa, Elsa Cristina, Barreira, Sofia, Vinagre, Filipe, Roque, Raquel, Santos, Helena, Madeira, Nathalie, Rovisco, João, Daniel, Alexandra, Ramiro, Sofia

“…© The Author(s). 2020 Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License,which permits use, sharing,…”
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A Home-Based eHealth Intervention for an Older Adult Population With Food Insecurity: Feasibility and Acceptability Study by Gomes, Luís Antunes, Gregório, Maria João, Iakovleva, Tatiana A, Sousa, Rute Dinis de, Bessant, John, Oliveira, Pedro, Branco, Jaime C, Canhão, Helena, Rodrigues, Ana Maria

“…BACKGROUNDFood insecurity is a global public health challenge, affecting predominately the most vulnerable people in society, including older adults. For this…”
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Validation of the Telephone-Administered Version of the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) Questionnaire by Gregório, Maria João, Rodrigues, Ana M, Salvador, Clara, Dias, Sara S, de Sousa, Rute D, Mendes, Jorge M, Coelho, Pedro S, Branco, Jaime C, Lopes, Carla, Martínez-González, Miguel A, Graça, Pedro, Canhão, Helena

“…A 14-Item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) questionnaire was developed and validated in face-to-face interviews, but not via telephone. The aims…”
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Food Insecurity Is Associated with Low Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Adverse Health Conditions in Portuguese Adults by Gregório, Maria João, Rodrigues, Ana M, Graça, Pedro, de Sousa, Rute Dinis, Dias, Sara S, Branco, Jaime C, Canhão, Helena

“…Food insecurity is a limited or uncertain access to the adequate food and is a significant public health problem. We aimed to assess determinants of food…”
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Patients’ self-reported medical care for low back pain: a nationwide population-based study by Gomes, Luís Antunes, Cruz, Eduardo Brazete, Henriques, Ana Rita, Branco, Jaime C, Canhão, Helena, Rodrigues, Ana Maria

“…ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence of medical care-seeking among adults with low back pain (LBP) and to characterise and compare use of diagnostic procedures…”
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A European Multicenter Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Monotherapy Clinical Trial of Milnacipran in Treatment of Fibromyalgia by BRANCO, Jaime C, ZACHRISSON, Olof, PERROT, Serge, MAINGUY, Yves

“…This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study investigated the efficacy and safety of milnacipran in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM)…”
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Challenges of Ageing in Portugal: Data from the EpiDoC Cohort by Rodrigues, Ana Maria, Gregório, Maria João, Sousa, Rute Dinis, Dias, Sara S, Santos, Maria José, Mendes, Jorge M, Coelho, Pedro Simões, Branco, Jaime C, Canhão, Helena

“…Portuguese adults have a long lifespan, but it is unclear whether they live a healthy life in their final years. We aimed to determine the prevalence of…”
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Reuma.pt/vasculitis : the Portuguese vasculitis registry by Ponte, Cristina, Khmelinskii, Nikita, Teixeira, Vítor, Luz, Karine, Peixoto, Daniela, Rodrigues, Marília, Luís, Mariana, Teixeira, Lídia, Sousa, Sandra, Madeira, Nathalie, Aleixo, Joana A., Pedrosa, Teresa, Serra, Sofia, Campanilho-Marques, Raquel, Castelão, Walter, Cordeiro, Ana, Cordeiro, Inês, Fernandes, Sílvia, Macieira, Carla, Madureira, Pedro, Malcata, Armando, Vieira, Romana, Martins, Fernando, Sequeira, Graça, Branco, Jaime C., Costa, Lúcia, Patto, José Vaz, da Silva, José Canas, Pereira da Silva, José A., Afonso, Carmo, Canhao, Helena, Santos, Maria Jose, Luqmani, Raashid A., Fonseca, João

“…© The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Background: The vasculitides are a…”
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The Effect of ACTN3 and VDR Polymorphisms on Skeletal Muscle Performance in Axial Spondyloarthropathies by Pimenta, Isabel, Mateus, Hugo, Rodrigues-Manica, Santiago, Pinheiro-Torres, Rita, Neto, Agna, Domingues, Lúcia, Lage Crespo, Carolina, Sardoo, Atlas, Machado, Pedro, Branco, Jaime C, Silva, Susana N, Pimentel-Santos, Fernando M

“…Spondyloarthritis (SpA) are the most common group of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases affecting about 1.5% of the adult Caucasian population. Low back…”
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Molecular Profiling of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Reveals an Association between Innate and Adaptive Cell Populations and Therapeutic Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors by Sobral, Daniel, Fernandes, Ana Filipa, Bernardes, Miguel, Pinto, Patrícia, Santos, Helena, Lagoas-Gomes, João, Tavares-Costa, José, Silva, José A P, Dias, João Madruga, Bernardo, Alexandra, Gaillard, Jean-Charles, Armengaud, Jean, Benes, Vladimir, Domingues, Lúcia, Maia, Sara, Branco, Jaime C, Coelho, Ana Varela, Pimentel-Santos, Fernando M

“…This study aims at identifying molecular biomarkers differentiating responders and non-responders to treatment with Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors (TNFi)…”
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Generalised musculoskeletal pain syndromes by Mourão, Ana Filipa, MD, Blyth, Fiona M., MBBS, FAFPHM, PHD, Branco, Jaime C., MD, PHD

“…The study of the descriptive epidemiology of chronic widespread pain (CWP) in several countries is of interest, as the occurrence of this condition varies…”
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Editorial: Active Aging and Disease Management by Canhao, Helena, Branco, Jaime C, Liotta, Giuseppe

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A reference case for economic evaluations in osteoarthritis: An expert consensus article from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) by Hiligsmann, Mickaël, PhD, Cooper, Cyrus, MD, Guillemin, Francis, MD, PhD, Hochberg, Marc C., MD, MPH, Tugwell, Peter, MD, Arden, Nigel, MSc, MD, Berenbaum, Francis, MD, Boers, Maarten, MSc, MD, PhD, Boonen, Annelies, MD, PhD, Branco, Jaime C., MD, Maria-Luisa, Brandi, MD, Bruyère, Olivier, PhD, Gasparik, Andrea, MD, Kanis, John A., MD, Kvien, Tore K., MD, PhD, Martel-Pelletier, Johanne, PhD, Pelletier, Jean-Pierre, MD, Pinedo-Villanueva, Rafael, MSc, Pinto, Daniel, PT, PhD, Reiter-Niesert, Susanne, MD, Rizzoli, René, MD, Rovati, Lucio C., MD, Severens, Johan L., PhD, Silverman, Stuart, MD, Reginster, Jean-Yves, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background General recommendations for a reference case for economic studies in rheumatic diseases were published in 2002 in an initiative to improve…”
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Dietary Patterns Characterized by High Meat Consumption Are Associated with Other Unhealthy Life Styles and Depression Symptoms by Gregório, Maria João, Rodrigues, Ana M, Eusébio, Mónica, Sousa, Rute Dinis, Dias, Sara, André, Beate, Grønning, Kjersti, Coelho, Pedro S, Mendes, Jorge M, Graça, Pedro, Espnes, Geir A, Branco, Jaime C, Canhão, Helena

“…We aimed to identify dietary patterns (DPs) of Portuguese adults, to assess their socioeconomic, demographic, lifestyle determinants, and to identify their…”
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Direct tissue-sensing reprograms TLR4+ Tfh-like cells inflammatory profile in the joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients by Amaral-Silva, Daniela, Gonçalves, Rute, Torrão, Rita C., Torres, Rita, Falcão, Sandra, Gonçalves, Maria João, Araújo, Maria Paula, Martins, Maria José, Lopes, Carina, Neto, Agna, Marona, José, Costa, Tiago, Castelão, Walter, Silva, Ana Bento, Silva, Inês, Lourenço, Maria Helena, Mateus, Margarida, Gonçalves, Nuno Pina, Manica, Santiago, Costa, Manuela, Pimentel-Santos, Fernando M., Mourão, Ana Filipa, Branco, Jaime C., Soares, Helena

“…CD4 + T cells mediate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis through both antibody-dependent and independent mechanisms. It remains unclear how synovial…”
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