Inter-observer reliability of the spondylitis functional index instrument for assessing spondylarthropathies

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 182-188

  Moncur, Carolee ^a   Cannon, Grant W ^b,c   Shaw, Merlene ^b   Willardson, Debra ^a   Clegg, Daniel O ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Reliability; Seronegative spondylarthropathies

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REITER SYNDROME; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

EID: 84988290551     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199606)9:3<182::AID-ANR1790090306>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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