The impact of personality and social support on mental health for female patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-298

  Fyrand, Live ^a,b   Wichstrøm, Lars ^a,b   Moum, Torbjørn ^a,b   Glennås, Ann ^a,b   Kvien, Tore K ^a,b  

^a Diakonhjemet College   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 0040982271     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006800111295     Document Type: Article

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