Pushing the Limits of Patient-Oriented Outcome Measurements in the Search for Disease Modifying Treatments for Osteoarthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 70, 2004, Pages 61-65

  Liang, Matthew H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DETERIORATION; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1942518421     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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