What do self-administered joint counts tell us about patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 280-290

  Escalante, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular index; Clinimetrics; Disease activity; Rheumatoid arthritis; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORNING STIFFNESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 84988286507     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790110409     Document Type: Article

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