An evidence-informed, integrated framework for rheumatoid arthritis care

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1171-1183

  Li, Linda C ^a,f   Badley, Elizabeth M ^b   MacKay, Crystal ^c   Mosher, Dianne ^d   Jamal, Shahin ^e   Jones, Anamaria ^f,g   Bombardier, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 49549095336     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23931     Document Type: Review

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