Rheumatic diseases: The unnoticed elephant in the room

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-7

  Badley, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SHORT FORM 36;

COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 38149047494     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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