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Limitations in daily activities are the major determinant of reduced health-related quality of life in patients with hand osteoarthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2011
Kwok W Y, Vliet Vlieland T P M, Rosendaal F R, Huizinga T W J, Kloppenburg M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of limitations in daily activities and pain on quality of life (QoL) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) visiting a rheumatologist. METHODS: Patients diagnosed by the rheumatologist with primary hand, knee or hip OA were consecutively included from August 2005 to April 2009. QoL was assessed by Short Form-36, with the physical component summary score (PCS), calculated using...
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