Descriptions of joint pain by American Indians: Comparison of inflammatory and noninflammatory arthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-154

  Kramer, B Josea ^a,b   Harker, Judith O ^a   Wong, Andrew L ^a,b,c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Arthritis; Pain; Semeiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036225633     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10325     Document Type: Article

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