Responsiveness of the abilhand questionnaire in measuring changes in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-141

  Batcho, Charles Sèbiyo ^a   Durez, Patrick ^b   Thonnard, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABILHAND QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79952206875     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20346     Document Type: Article

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