The responsiveness of generic quality of life instruments in rheumatic diseases. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 210-216

  Ortiz, Zulma ^f   Shea, Beverley ^a   Garcia Dieguez, Marcelo ^b   Boers, Maarten ^c   Tugwell, Peter ^a   Boonen, Anelus ^d   Wells, George ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Hospital de la Asociación Médica de Bahía Blanca   (Argentina)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Metaanalyses; Quality of life; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0032891664     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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