Self-assessment of disease activity by patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1531-1538

  Hanly, John G ^a   Mosher, Dianne ^b   Sutton, Evelyn ^b   Weerasinghe, S ^b   Theriault, Diane ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease activity; Evaluation; Rheumatoid arthritis; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; GOLD; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0029778402     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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