Effects of an eight-week physical conditioning program on disease signs and symptoms in children with chronic arthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-60

  Klepper, Susan E ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic endurance; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Physical conditioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032706681     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199902)12:1<52::aid-art9>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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