The impact of musculoskeletal hand problems in older adults: Findings from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP)

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 963-967

  Dziedzic, K ^a   Thomas, E ^a   Hill, S ^a   Wilkie, R ^a   Peat, G ^a   Croft, P R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Hand pain; Hand problems; Older adults; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE DURATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HAND JOINTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34247607578     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem005     Document Type: Article

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