A comparative analysis of quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 5-14

  Borman, Pinar ^a,b   Çeliker, Reyhan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Iran Caddesi Turan Emeksiz Sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Nottingham Health Profile; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SLEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0033373969     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v07n04_02     Document Type: Article

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