Prevention research and rheumatic disease

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-124

  Rao, Jaya K ^a   Hootman, Jennifer M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Cohort; Intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRITIS; BACKACHE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EXERCISE; FIBROMYALGIA; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LYME DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SELF CARE; SPA TREATMENT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TICK; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OBESITY; RESEARCH; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 1442299195     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002281-200403000-00008     Document Type: Review

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