Effect of assistive technology in hand osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1447-1452

  Kjeken, Ingvild ^a   Darre, Siri ^b   Smedslund, Geir ^a   Hagen, Kåre Birger ^a   Nossum, Randi ^b  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND JOINTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959781631     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.148668     Document Type: Article

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