Falls and their association with physical tests, functional capacity, clinical and demographic factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the occurrence of falls reported by rheumatoid arthritis patients and its relation to disease activity, functional capacity and physical fitness. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study constituted by a sample of 97 rheumatoid arthritis patients from the city...

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Main Authors: Mariana de Almeida Lourenço, Izabela Roma, Marcos Renato de Assis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042017000300217&lng=en&tlng=en