What are the consequences of early rheumatoid arthritis for the individual?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-136

  Scott, David L ^a   Smith, Claire ^a   Kingsley, Gabrielle ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Pain; Remission; Rheumatoid arthritis; Work disability; X ray damage

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG COST; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORNING STIFFNESS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK DISABILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 10844296665     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2004.08.007     Document Type: Review

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