Values for function in rheumatoid arthritis: patients, professionals, and public
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Values for function in rheumatoid arthritis: patients, professionals, and public.
BACKGROUND Although many disability questionnaires measure fact very efficiently, they do not allow for consideration of the relevance of that disability to the patient. Data suggest that professionals misinterpret the relevance of disability for the patient and thus, also, the outcome of treatment. OBJECTIVES Firstly, to examine agreement on levels of importance for the items on a validated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.60.10.928