If knowledge is power, why don't rheumatoid arthritis education programs show better outcomes?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1645-1646

  Li, Linda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 34547936747     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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