Comparison of AIMS2-SF, WOMAC, x-ray and a global physician assessment in order to approach quality of life in patients suffering from osteoarthritis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Rosemann, Thomas ^a   Joos, Stefanie ^a   Koerner, Thorsten ^a   Szecsenyi, Joachim ^a   Laux, Gunter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRITIS IMPACT MEASUREMENT SCALES; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; X RAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33644594489     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-6     Document Type: Article

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