Occupational therapy during the first 10 years of rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 128-135

  Malcus Johnson, Pia ^a   Carlqvist, Carin ^a   Sturesson, Anna Lena ^a   Eberhardt, Kerstin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Comprehensive care; Hand function; Occupational therapy; Patient education; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 26044472333     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120510031716     Document Type: Article

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