'Arthritis specific' global health analog scales assess 'generic' health related quality-of-life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1697-1702

  Fries, James F ^a,b   Ramey, Dena R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog scales; Feeling thermometer; Global health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030799002     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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