Metatarsalgia and rheumatoid arthritis - A randomized, single blind, sequential trial comparing 2 types of foot orthoses and supportive shoes

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1643-1647

  Chalmers, Andrew C ^a,b   Busby, Catherine ^a   Goyert, Jill ^a   Porter, Barbara ^a   Schulzer, Michael ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot orthoses; Metatarsalgia; Rheumatoid arthritis; Supportive shoes

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; METATARSALGIA; ORTHOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033926115     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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