Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828 , September 2010

The effect of medical comorbidity on self-reported shoulder-specific health related quality of life in patients with shoulder disease

  • James D. Wylie, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Boris Bershadsky, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD, Chair, Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, The Cleveland Clinic A-41, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.11.052

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828 , September 2010

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