Evidence suggesting that health education for self‐management in patients with chronic arthritis has sustained health benefits while reducing health care costs

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 439-446

  Lorig, Kate R ^a   Mazonson, Peter D ^a   Holman, Halsted R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF HELP;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027526397     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780360403     Document Type: Article

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