Assessment of functional ability in patients with scleroderma: A proposed new disability assessment instrument

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-83

  Silman, Alan ^a,d   Akesson, Anita ^b   Newman, Jason ^a   Henriksson, Hedvig ^b   Sandquist, Gunnel ^b   Nihill, Maree ^c   Palfrey, Sara ^c   Lomas, Rachel ^c   Wollheim, Frank ^b   Black, Carol ^c  

^a Epidemiology Research Unit   (South Africa)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 17144437432     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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