The effect of rheumatoid arthritis on the quality of life of primary caregivers

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 76-83

  Medeiros, Marta Maria Das Chagas ^a,c   Ferraz, Marcos Bosi ^b   Quaresma, Marina Rodrigues ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Department of Medicina ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Caregivers; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0343775740     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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