A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise program in women with rheumatoid arthritis taking low dose prednisone

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1674-1680

  Westby, Marie D ^a,c   Wade, John P ^a   Rangno, Karen K ^a   Berkowitz, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Berkowitz and Assoc Consulting Inc   (Canada)

^c Mary Pack Arthritis Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Bone mineral density; Corticosteroids; Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE DENSITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033909964     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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