How important is patient self-management?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 705-714

  Edworthy, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Arthritis; Costs; Outcomes; Rheumatic disease; Self care; Self management

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SELF CARE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034528703     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/berh.2000.0108     Document Type: Article

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