Validity and reliability of a revised Japanese version of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales version 2 (AIMS2)

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 247-255

  Sato, H ^a   Hashimoto, A ^b   Araki, S ^a   Nishibayashi, Y ^c   Hoshi, K ^d   Kutsuna, T ^e   Shiino, Y ^f   Ishihara, Y ^g   Tsuboi, S ^h   Fujimori, J ⁱ   Kondo, H ^j   Akizuki, M ^k   Moroi, Y ^b   Yoshida, S ^l   Yokoyama, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Ito Onsen National Hospital   (Japan)

^c Kakogawa Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f HIROSHIMA CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g Nakaizu Spa Hospital   (Japan)

^h Nagoya National hospital   (United States)

ⁱ NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^j KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^k KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS); Japan; Reliability; Rheumatoid arthritis; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000976605     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/s101650070011     Document Type: Article

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