A physically demanding occupation predicts premature retirement among patients with erosive arthritis

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-22

  Häkkinen, Arja H ^a   Mälkiä, Esko A ^b   Sokka, Tuulikki M ^a   Hannonen, Pekka J ^a  

^a Central Hospital   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; X RAY;

EID: 0031959783     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593989809070040     Document Type: Article

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