An evaluation of the health assessment questionnaire in long-term longitudinal follow-up of disability in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1993, Pages 724-728

  Gardiner, P V ^a   Sykes, H R ^a   Hassey, G A ^a   Walker, D J ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Health status; Outcome; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0027267974     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/32.8.724     Document Type: Article

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