Reliability and sensitivity to change of various measures of hand function in relation to treatment of synovitis of the metacarpophalangeal joint in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 909-913

  Goossens, P H ^a   Heemskerk, B ^a   Van Tongeren, J ^a   Zwinderman, A H ^a   Vliet Vlieland, T P M ^a   Huizinga, T W J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Disability; Hand function; Impairment; MCP joint; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033848784     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.8.909     Document Type: Article

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