Arthritis impact measurement scales in a community-based rheumatoid arthritis population

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-34

  Soderlin M K ^a   Nieminen, P ^b   Hakala, M ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales; Disability; Functional assessment; Outcome; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 19244385772     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100670050007     Document Type: Article

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