Disability and handicap in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis - Results from the German rheumatological database

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 613-622

  Zink, Angela ^a   Braun, Jürgen ^b   Listing, Joachim ^a   Wollenhaupt, Jürgen ^c  

^a German Rheumatism Research Center   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Burden of illness; Database; Early retirement; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DATABASES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETIREMENT; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034020245     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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