Characteristics of handicap for patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis: The validity of the Disease Repercussion Profile

Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1169-1174

  Sharpe, L ^a,b,e   Sensky, T ^b,c   Brewin, C R ^d   Allard, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Depression; Disability; Handicap; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FINANCE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL LIFE; STAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034772044     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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