Outcome measurement: Health status and quality of life

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-101

  Ward, Michael M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Health status; Health related quality of life; Outcome measures; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MYOSITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ARTHRITIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1442348198     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002281-200403000-00004     Document Type: Review

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