A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of community based physical therapy in the treatment of people with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-237

  Bell, Mary J ^a,b   Lineker, Sydney C ^a,b   Wilkins, Annette L ^a,c   Goldsmith, Charles H ^a,d   Badley, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ACREU

^c ACREU ^*

^d ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based therapy; Physical therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031934952     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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