Motor performance of the hand in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 812-816

  Kauranen, Kari ^a   Vuotikka, Pekka ^a   Hakala, Markku ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0033770926     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.59.10.812     Document Type: Article

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