Application of the health assessment questionnaire disability index to various rheumatic diseases
β Scribed by Maaike M. van Groen; Peter M. ten Klooster; Erik Taal; Mart A. F. J. van de Laar; Cees A. W. Glas
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0962-9343
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