Weather changes and pain in rheumatology patients

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-206

  Ng, Jennifer ^a   Scott, David ^a   Taneja, Ashish ^a   Gow, Peter ^a   Gosai, Ashmita ^b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Barometric pressure; Pain; Rheumatology; Weather sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HOSPITAL; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; JOINT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PAIN; PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEATHER;

EID: 23444462303     PISSN: 02190494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8077.2004.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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