Outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving rehabilitation

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 172-176

  Li, Linda C ^a   Iversen, Maura Daly ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Effectiveness; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14044250901     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bor.0000151401.11028.88     Document Type: Review

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