The value of the Health Assessment Questionnaire and special patient- generated scales to demonstrate change in systemic sclerosis patients over time

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1984-1991

  Steen, Virginia D ^a,c   Medsger Jr , Thomas A ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030829260     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780401110     Document Type: Article

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