A randomized comparison of care provided by a clinical nurse specialist, an inpatient team, and a day patient team in rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 525-531

  Tijhuis, Gerhardus J ^a   Zwinderman, Aeilko H ^a   Hazes, Johanna M W ^a   Van Den Hout, Wilbert B ^a   Breedveld, Ferdinand C ^a   Vliet Vlieland, Theodora P M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialist; Multidisciplinary team care; Randomized trial; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0037109283     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10665     Document Type: Article

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