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EpiReumaPt: how to perform a national population based study - a practical guide
Gouveia, Nélia; Maria Rodrigues, Ana; Ramiro, Sofia; Machado, Pedro; Da Costa, Leonor Pereira; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Silva, Inês; Rego, TâniaBACKGROUND: The aim of this article was to describe and discuss several strategies and standard operating procedures undertaken in the EpiReumaPt study - which was the first Portuguese, national, cross-sectional population-based study of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMD). METHODS: The technical procedures, legal issues, management and practical questions were studied, analyzed and discussed with rele...
Recomendações portuguesas para o tratamento e controlo farmacológico da dor nas...
da Silva, Inês Maria Crispim Gomes; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Ramiro, Sofia; Maria Rodrigues, Ana; Miguel, Cláudia; Sampaio, Luzia; Faustino, AugustoObjectives: To develop Portuguese evidence-based recommendations for pain management by pharmoco -therapy in inflammatory arthritis. Methods: The Portuguese project was integrated in the multinational 3E Initiative (Evidence, Expertise, Exchange) 2010 where a total of 453 rheumatologists from 17 countries have participated. The clinical questions concerning pain were formulated and the Portuguese group added 2 ...
Portuguese guide lines for the use of biological agents in rheumatoid arthritis...
Fonseca, João Eurico; Bernardes, Miguel; Canhão, Helena; Santos, Maria José; Quintal, Alberto; Malcata, Armando; Neto, Adriano; Cordeiro, AnaThe authors present the revised version of the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR) guidelines for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with biological therapies. In these guidelines the criteria for introduction and maintenance of biological agents are discussed as well as the contraindications and procedures in the case of non-responders. Biological treatment (with a tumour necrosis factor antagonis...