The disease process and utilization of health services in rheumatoid arthritis: The relative contributions of various markers of disease severity in explaining consumption patterns

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 74-88

  Waltz, Millard ^a,b  

^a St Willibrord Hospital   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disease activity; Fatigue; Functional disability; Health services utilization; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatologists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0033813614     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200004)13:2<74::aid-anr2>3.0.co;2-3     Document Type: Article

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