Development and validation of a preference weight multiattribute health outcome measure for rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2409-2411

  Chiou, Chiun Fang ^a   Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^b   Sherbourne, Cathy D ^c   Chang, Chih Hung ^d   Reyes, Carolina ^e   Dylan, Michelle ^f   Ofman, Joshua ^a   Wallace, Daniel J ^g   Mizutani, Wesley ^h   Weisman, Michael ^g  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^f CERNER CORPORATION   (United States)

^g CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Talbert Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Preference weight; Rheumatoid arthritis; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846097265     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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