Health-related quality of life as a main determinant of access to rheumatologic care

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1797-1804

  Leon, Leticia ^a,c,d   Jover, Juan Angel ^a   Loza, Estibaliz ^a   Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^b   Lajas, Cristina ^a   Vadillo, Cristina ^a   Fontsere, Oscar ^a   Rodriguez–Rodriguez, Luis ^c   Martinez, Cristina ^a   Fernandez Gutierrez, Benjamin ^a   Abasolo, Lydia ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA DEL HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS IDISSC   (Spain)

^d CAMILO JOSÉ CELA UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Access systems; Health related quality of life (HRQoL); Rheumatologic care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BURSITIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROCRYSTALLINE ARTHRITIS; NECK PAIN; ORDINARY APPOINTMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCIATICA; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINITIS; URGENT APPOINTMENT; WORK DISABILITY APPOINTMENT;

EID: 84879684384     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2599-6     Document Type: Article

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