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Structural Validity of the Rheumatology Attitudes Index in Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the UCLA Scleroderma Quality of Life Study

Shadi Gholizadeh, Sarah D. Mills, Rina S. Fox, Erin L. Merz, Scott C. Roesch, Philip J. Clements, Suzanne Kafaja, Daniel E. Furst, Dinesh Khanna and Vanessa L. Malcarne
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2017, 44 (6) 795-798; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161080
Shadi Gholizadeh
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California (UC) San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; SDSU, Department of Psychology, San Diego; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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vol. 44 no. 6 795-798
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161080
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28412704

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The Journal of Rheumatology
Print ISSN 
0315-162X
Online ISSN 
1499-2752
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  • Accepted for publication February 7, 2017
  • Published online June 1, 2017.

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  1. Shadi Gholizadeh,
  2. Sarah D. Mills,
  3. Rina S. Fox,
  4. Erin L. Merz,
  5. Scott C. Roesch,
  6. Philip J. Clements,
  7. Suzanne Kafaja,
  8. Daniel E. Furst,
  9. Dinesh Khanna and
  10. Vanessa L. Malcarne⇑
  1. From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California (UC) San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; SDSU, Department of Psychology, San Diego; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  2. S. Gholizadeh, Doctoral Student, MS, MSc, MPH, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology; S.D. Mills, Doctoral Student, MS, MPH, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology; R.S. Fox, Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD, MPH, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology; E.L. Merz, Assistant Professor, PhD, MPH, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Department of Psychology; S.C. Roesch, Professor, PhD, SDSU, Department of Psychology; P.J. Clements, MD, Professor Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; D. Khanna, MD, Professor, University of Michigan Health System; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU.
  1. Address correspondence to Professor V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne{at}mail.sdsu.edu

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