Development of disease burden score concerning bone and joint diseases: Comparison between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

Ryumachi

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-38

  Suka, Machi ^a   Kiyota, Ayano ^a   Yoshida, Katsumi ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Osteoarthritis; Quality of life (QOL); Quantitative measure; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037303167     PISSN: 03009157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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