Measuring quality of life in rheumatic conditions

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 671-673

  Walker, Janine G ^a   Littlejohn, Geoffrey O ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Fibromyalgia; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK DISABILITY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 34147182311     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0450-8     Document Type: Review

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