Hand deformity in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on the quality of life

Pain Clinic

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-259

  Madenci, Ercan ^a   Gursoy, Savaş ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hand deformity; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; ULNA;

EID: 0141680427     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856903767650772     Document Type: Article

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