The Impact of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis on Psychological Distress: A comparison between 238 patients with RA and 116 matched controls

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 377-382

  Smedstad, L M ^a,b   Moum, T ^a   Vaglum, P ^a   Kvien, T K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Healthy controls; Psychological distress; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0030458032     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749609065649     Document Type: Article

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