Work losses related to inflammatory bowel disease in Canada: Results from a National Population Health Survey

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 844-849

  Longobardi, Teresa ^b   Jacobs, Philip ^b   Wu, Lieling ^b   Bernstein, Charles N ^a  

^a John Buhler Research Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0038522864     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07378.x     Document Type: Article

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