Spontaneous ambulatory activity as a quantifiable outcome measure for rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1234-1238

  Walker, D J ^a   Kidd, E ^a   Heslop, P S ^a   Chandler, C ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory activity; Outcome; Quantification; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; KNEE; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032762134     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1234     Document Type: Article

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