Off-the-shelf orthopedic footwear for people with rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 250-256

  Fransen, Marlene ^a,b   Edmonds, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Footwear; Gait analysis; Physical function; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOE; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 84988246810     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790100406     Document Type: Article

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