Physical therapy in rheumatoid arthritis
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Physical therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.
I N SPITE of new discoveries and advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the most important part of the management of patients with this disease today is the prevention or minimizing of deformity and the maintenance or improvement of function. The numerous remedies that have been promoted for use in arthritis tend to detract from the appreciation of the value of physical treatment in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Chronic Diseases
سال: 1957
ISSN: 0021-9681
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(57)90078-4