The assessment of disability associated with osteoarthritis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 531-536

  Pollard, Beth ^a   Johnston, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity limitation; Disability; Osteoarthritis; Outcome measures

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; LANGUAGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME MEASURE FOR JAPANESE PEOPLE WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDATION PROCESS; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; ONTARIO; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 33746883219     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bor.0000240368.39713.e6     Document Type: Review

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