Development of the myositis activities profile - Validity and reliability of a self-administered questionnaire to assess activity limitations in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2386-2392

  Alexanderson, Helene ^a   Lundberg, Ingrid E ^a   Stenström, Christina H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Daily activities; Dermatomyositis; Polymyositis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOSITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036842954     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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