Development of quality indicators for monitoring of the disease course in rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1805-1810

  Van Hulst, L T C ^a   Fransen, J ^a   Den Broeder, A A ^b   Grol, R ^a   Van Riel, P L C M ^a   Hulscher, M E J L ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sint Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DRUG MONITORING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72249089504     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.108555     Document Type: Article

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