Physical, psychosocial and economic impact of rheumatoid arthritis: A pilot study of patients seen at a tertiary care referral centre

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 187-191

  Aggarwal, Amita ^a   Chandran, Shelly ^a   Misra, Ramnath ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750197752     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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