The algofunctional indices for hip and knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 779-781

  Lequesne, Michel G ^a,b,c  

^a Léopold Bellan Hospital   (France)

^b Hopitaux de Paris   (France)

^c Léopold Bellan Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Functional index; Hip; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Outcome and process assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COXITIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030989481     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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