Criteria for Assessing Pain and Nonarticular Soft-Tissue Rheumatic Disorders of the Neck and Upper Limb

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 168-184

  Walker Bone, Karen E ^a   Palmer, Keith T ^a   Reading, Isabel ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Criteria; Soft tissue rheumatism; Upper limb disorders

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLASSIFICATION; EMBASE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MEDLINE; NECK PAIN; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SHOULDER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0347539784     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(03)00129-X     Document Type: Article

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