Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 12-17 , January 2006

Reliability and Validity of a Self-report of Hand Function in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Janet L. Poole, PhD, OTR/L

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Janet L. Poole, PhD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, University of New Mexico, MSC09 5240, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA

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 Supported in part by the George E. Omer, Jr., Endowment Fund, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico. Portions of this manuscript were presented at the Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Minneapolis, MN, May 2004 and the University of New Mexico Orthopaedics Alumni Conference, Albuquerque, NM, July 2004.

PII: S0894-1130(05)00201-2

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.10.001

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 12-17 , January 2006

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