Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and disability in Cuba. A community-based study using the COPCORD core questionnaire

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 739-742

  Reyes Llerena, G A ^a   Guibert Toledano, M ^a   Hernandez Martinez, A A ^a   Gonzalez Otero, Z A ^a   Alcocer Varela, J ^a   Cardiel, M H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Community survey; Disability; Musculoskeletal complaints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CUBA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; CUBA; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033652162     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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