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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2020;31(4):406-11
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Disease Activity, Functional Ability and Nutritional Status in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Observational Study in Greece
Anastasia G. Markaki1, Konstantinos Gkiouras2,3, Christos Papakitsos3, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou2, Athena Papatsaraki1, Roula Ioannou1, Amalia Tsagkari4,5, Theodora Papamitsou6, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos2
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1. Department of Nutrition & Dietetics Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Sitia, Crete, Greece

2. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

3. Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

4. Department of Nutrition, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece

5. Health School, Aegean College, Athens, Greece

6. Department of Histology and Embryology, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Anastasia G. Markaki, Konstantinos Gkiouras, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

Keywords: Mediterranean diet, malnutrition, DAS28, nutrition, rheumatoid cachexia, cachexia, functional ability
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