Measurement of global functional performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using rheumatology function tests

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Escalante, Agustín ^a   Haas, Roy W ^a   del Rincón, Inmaculada ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; functional performance; outcome assessment; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; WALKING;

EID: 16644377729     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar1188     Document Type: Article

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