Self management of arthritis in primary care: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7574, 2006, Pages 879-882

  Buszewicz, Marta ^a   Rait, Greta ^a   Griffin, Mark ^a   Nazareth, Irwin ^a   Patel, Anita ^b   Atkinson, Angela ^c   Barlow, Julie ^d   Haines, Andy ^e  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; DISABILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750599133     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38965.375718.80     Document Type: Article

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