Can the provision of information to patients with osteoarthritis improve functional status?. A randomized, controlled trial

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1989, Pages 1577-1583

  Weinberger, Morris ^a,c   Tierney, William M ^b,d   Booher, Patricia ^b,d   Katz, Barry P ^b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0024817808     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anr.1780321212     Document Type: Article

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