Does a joint count calibration exercise make a difference? Implications for clinical trials and training

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 877-878

  Stamp, Lisa K ^a   Harrison, Andrew ^b   Frampton, Christopher ^a   Corkill, Michael M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOINT EXAMINATION; JOINT SWELLING; LETTER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; JOINTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEACHING;

EID: 84859456567     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.111224     Document Type: Letter

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