The patient's role in rheumatalogy care

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 146-151

  Brady, Teresa J ^a  

^a ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SELF HELP;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; ROLE; SELF CARE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0031941969     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002281-199803000-00011     Document Type: Review

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