Measuring the outcome of health resort programs

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 764-770

  Weigl, Martin ^a   Ewert, Thomas ^a   Kleinschmidt, Juergen ^a   Stucki, Gerold ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balneology; Exercise therapy; Health resorts; Musculoskeletal diseases; Outcome assessment (Healthcare); Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BALNEOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SPA TREATMENT;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH RESORTS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645828005     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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