Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH). A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 221-

  Williams, Mark A ^a   Williamson, Esther M ^a   Heine, Peter J ^a   Nichols, Vivien ^a   Glover, Matthew J ^b   Dritsaki, Melina ^b   Adams, Jo ^c   Dosanjh, Sukhdeep ^a   Underwood, Martin ^a   Rahman, Anisur ^d   McConkey, Christopher ^a   Lord, Joanne ^a   Lamb, Sarah E ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ARM; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84955149660     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: 20464924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta19190     Document Type: Article

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