Ethnic differences in self-reported functional status in the rural south: The Johnston County osteoarthritis project

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 483-491

  Jordan, Joanne M ^a   Luta, Gheorghe ^b   Renner, Jordan B ^a   Dragomir, Anca ^b   Hochberg, Marc C ^c   Fryer, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Ethnicity; Health assessment questionnaire; Osteoarthritis; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NEGRO; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84988220833     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790090610     Document Type: Article

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