Definition of clinical differences [3]

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 434-435

  De Vet, Henrica C W ^a   Beckerman, Heleen ^a   Terwee, Caroline B ^a   Terluin, Berend ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 32144452018     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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