Use of the Short Form 36 (SF36) for health status measurement in rheumatoid arthritis

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 463-469

  Talamo, J ^a   Frater, A ^b   Gallivan, S ^c   Young, A ^a  

^a St Albans City Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Charter House   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health assessment questionnaire; Outcome; Rheumatoid arthritis; SF36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030874232     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.4.463     Document Type: Article

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