Impact of osteoarthritis on quality of life in a Hong Kong Chinese population

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2433-2438

  Woo, Jean ^a,e   Lau, Edith ^a   Lee, Polly ^a   Kwok, Timothy ^b   Lau, Wallace C S ^c   Chan, Cynthia ^b   Chiu, Peter ^c   Li, Edmund ^a   Sham, Aprille ^b   Lam, Dicky ^d  

^a Dept of Medicine and Therapeutics ^*

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Chinese; Osteoarthritis; Quality of life; SF 36; WOMAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 10044243823     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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