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Claire Bombardier
Researcher at Wellesley College
Publications - 12
Citations - 10369
Claire Bombardier is an academic researcher from Wellesley College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Arthritis & Occupational therapy. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 12 publications receiving 9979 citations. Previous affiliations of Claire Bombardier include University of Toronto.
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The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee.
Frederick Wolfe,Hugh A. Smythe,Muhammad B. Yunus,Robert M. Bennett,Claire Bombardier,Don L. Goldenberg,Peter Tugwell,Stephen M. Campbell,Micha Abeles,Patricia Clark,Adel G. Fam,Stephen J. Farber,Justus J. Fiechtner,C. Michael Franklin,Robert A. Gatter,Daniel Hamaty,James A. Lessard,Alan S. Lichtbroun,Alfonse T. Masi,Glenn A. McCain,W. John Reynolds,Thomas J. Romano,I. Jon Russell,Robert P. Sheon +23 more
TL;DR: Criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia are widespread pain in combination with 2) tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 specific tender point sites, and no exclusions are made for the presence of concomitant radiographic or laboratory abnormalities.
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Comparison of a generic and a disease-specific measure of pain and physical function after knee replacement surgery
Claire Bombardier,C A Melfi,J Paul,R. H. Green,Gillian A. Hawker,J. R. Wright,Peter C. Coyte +6 more
TL;DR: The results of this study support the inclusion of both a generic and a disease-specific HRQOL measure to assess patient outcomes fully.
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A reliability study of SLEDAI: a disease activity index for systemic lupus erythematosus.
Gillian A. Hawker,Sherine E. Gabriel,Claire Bombardier,Charles H. Goldsmith,D. Caron,Dafna D. Gladman +5 more
TL;DR: SLEDAI was shown to be a reliable instrument among less experienced observers for the assessment of disease activity in SLE and was validated against other such indices.
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The context of measuring disability: Does it matter whether capability or performance is measured?
Nancy L. Young,Jack I. Williams,Karen K. Yoshida,Claire Bombardier,Claire Bombardier,James G. Wright +5 more
TL;DR: The relationship between capability and performance was explored on the basis of the literature and empirically tested by administering two versions of the Activities Scale for Kids to 28 physically disabled children.
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Waiting Times for Knee-Replacement Surgery in the United States and Ontario
Peter C. Coyte,James G. Wright,Gillian A. Hawker,Claire Bombardier,Robert S. Dittus,John E. Paul,Deborah A. Freund,Elsa Ho +7 more
TL;DR: Waiting times for initial orthopedic consultation and for knee-replacement surgery were longer in Ontario than in the United States, but overall satisfaction with surgery was similar.