Objective To assess the prevalence, course, and predictors of depression in patients with
systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods We conducted a comprehensive search in November 2006 …

… The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials initiative determined that visual
analog scales are valid outcome measures for Raynaud’s phenomenon and digital ulcerations …

This paper examines a class of asymmetrical multi-depot vehicle routing problems and
location-routing problems, under capacity or maximum cost restrictions. By using an appropriate …

Objective. Knowledge about the range of symptoms experienced by patients with SSc, and
their impact on daily functioning is limited. The objective of the present study was to identify …

We explored the relative contribution of potential psychological predictors of somatic symptoms
in outpatients with major depressive disorder, including; 1) severity of depression; 2) …

… This influence was particularly evident on the item assessing the patient’s fear of not being
sexually attractive following surgery. Lumpectomy patients were not really concerned, while …

… Improved understanding of the disease’s pathogenesis also provides hope for the … ’s
phenomenon [5, 46], although all 164 patients in Vayssairat’s series had Raynaud’s phenomenon […

The objective was to investigate the frequency of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP)
antibodies in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), utilizing a new “third …

Objective To assess the prevalence and predictors of symptoms of depression in a large
sample of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional, …