## Objective: To identify physical activity behaviors of older (>/=60 years) women with rheumatoid arthritis, and to determine if physical activity behavior differed by demographic characteristics or disease duration. ## Methods: Cognitively intact, ambulatory women with rheumatoid arthritis seen
Association of physical function and physical activity in women with rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by Sara R. Piva; Gustavo J. M. Almeida; Mary Chester M. Wasko
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2151-464X
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