Early occupational therapy programme increases hand grip strength at 3 months: Results from a randomised, blind, controlled study in early rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 400-403

  Mathieux, R ^a   Marotte, H ^a   Battistini, L ^a   Sarrazin, A ^a   Berthier, M ^a   Miossec, P ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND GRIP; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPLINT; STRENGTH; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61449242858     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.094532     Document Type: Article

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