Body function in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. A 2-year prospective study

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 144-150

  Hörnberg, Kristina ^a   Lindström, Britta ^a   Rantapää Dahlqvist, Solbritt ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Disease activity; Impairment; Joint and muscle function; Pain; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 34548062318     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190701433274     Document Type: Article

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