Efficacy of rehabilitation for patients with an kylosing spondylitis : Comparison of a FOUR-week rehabilitation programe in a Mediteranean and a Norwegian seting

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 534-542

  Strumse, Yndis A Staalesen ^a   Nordvåg, Bjørn Yngvar ^b,c   Stanghelle, Johan K ^d   Røisland, Mona ^a   Winther, Anne ^e   Pajunen, Pär Arne ^f   Garen, Torhild ^a   Flatø, Berit ^g  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Skogli Rehabilitation Centre   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^f Section for Climate Therapy   (Norway)

^g OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Climate; Physical therapy modalities; Randomized controlled trials; Rehabilitation; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTENEGRO (REPUBLIC); NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; CLIMATE; CLIMATOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTENEGRO; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 79959571278     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0804     Document Type: Article

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