Musculoskeletal foot problems in primary care: What influences older people to consult?

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2109-2116

  Menz, Hylton B ^a,b   Jordan, Kelvin P ^a   Roddy, Edward ^a   Croft, Peter R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultation; Foot deformities; Osteoarthritis; Pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT PAIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78649381673     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq206     Document Type: Article

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