Handicap in inflammatory arthritis

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 891-897

  Harwood, R H ^a,c   Carr, A J ^b   Thompson, P W ^b   Ebrahim, S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Handicaps; Health status; Impairments; Outcomes; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORNING STIFFNESS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029845735     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.9.891     Document Type: Article

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