The effectiveness of home exercise programmes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a review of the literature

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-159

  Crowley, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EXERCISE; HOME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006513835     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328809X435277     Document Type: Review

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