Can hand assessments designed for persons with scleroderma be valid for persons with rheumatoid arthritis? [2]

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2278-2280

  Poole, Janet L ^a   Cordova, Kenneth J ^b  

^a Occupational Therapy Graduate Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 27744552963     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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