Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for patient education in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Health Education Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-451

  Brosseau, Lucie ^a   Wells, George A ^a   Tugwell, Peter ^b   Egan, Mary ^a   Dubouloz, Claire Jehanne ^a   Welch, Vivian A ^b   Trafford, Laura ^a   Sredic, Danjiel ^a   Pohran, Kathryn ^a   Smoljanic, Jovana ^a   Vukosavljevic, Ivan ^a   De Angelis, Gino ^a   Loew, Laurianne ^a   McEwan, Jessica ^c   Bell, Mary ^d   Finestone, Hillel M ^e   Lineker, Sydney ^f   King, Judy ^a   Jelly, Wilma ^a   Casimiro, Lynn ^a   Haines Wangda, Angela ^g   Russell Doreleyers, Marion ^h   Laferrière, Lucie ⁱ   Lambert, Kim ^j   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Institute of Population Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Charity of Ottawa Health Service   (Canada)

^f Research Co ordinator   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^h Canadian Physiotherapy Association   (Canada)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

^j Canadian Occupational Therapy Association   (Canada)

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Author keywords

clinical practice guidelines; education; epidemiology; evidence based practice; knowledge translation; physical rehabilitation; rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MORNING STIFFNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84866262409     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896911419346     Document Type: Article

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