New models of care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-169

  Vliet Vlieland, Theodora P M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialist; Early arthritis clinic; Multidiscipliniary team care; Patient centered are; Patient initiated care; Rehabilitation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ADALIMUMAB; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; GOLD SALT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RITUXIMAB; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TEAMWORK; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33646087202     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.6.2.159     Document Type: Article

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