Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 863-868

  Langley, C ^d   Memel, D S ^d   Kirwan, J R ^a   Pollock, J ^b   Hewlett, S ^a   Gubbay, D ^c   Powell, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Barton Hill Advice Service   (United Kingdom)

^d Air Balloon Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Disability; Health Assessment Questionnaire; Welfare benefits advice

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INSURANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELFARE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 3242888514     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh184     Document Type: Article

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