What happens to patients awaiting arthritis surgery?

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-105

  Roy, C W ^a   Hunter, J ^b  

^a Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arthritis; Functional assessment; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WALKING;

EID: 0029883801     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289609166024     Document Type: Article

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