Evaluation of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS2) in Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 300-305

  Arkela Kautiainen, M ^a,e   Kauppi, M ^a   Heikkila S ^b   Kautiainen, H ^a   Malkia E ^c   Leirisalo Repo, M ^d  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Rehab Ctr of the Rheumatism Assoc   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

AIMS2; Evaluation; Health status; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS IMPACT MEASUREMENT SCALES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0344441458     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740310003947     Document Type: Article

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