Rheumatoid arthritis: Diagnosis and multidisciplinary management

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 1179-1185

  Firth, Jill ^a  

^a Pennine Musculoskeletal Partnership Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary team; Nursing; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE;

EID: 80054992943     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.18.1179     Document Type: Article

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