Subjective impact of osteoarthritis flare-ups on patients' quality of life

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Majani, Giuseppina ^a   Giardini, Anna ^a   Scotti, Aurelio ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Italfarmaco SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ARYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARYLPROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DIACETYLRHEIN; DICLOFENAC; GLUCOSAMINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; SULINDAC; TENOXICAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; ITALY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 16344389127     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-3-14     Document Type: Article

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