National database of German arthritis centers. Tool for health services research;Die Kerndokumentation der Rheumazentren: Ein Instrument der evaluativen Versorgungsforschung

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 526-532

  Zink, A ^a   Huscher, D ^a   Thiele, K ^a   Listing, J ^a   Schneider, M ^b  

^a DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthritis centers; Health services research; National database; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

EID: 4444275321     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-004-0835-2     Document Type: Article

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