Employment and work disability in rheumatoid arthritis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-152

  Backman, Catherine L ^a,b  

^a ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis; Work disability

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MANUAL LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; VOCATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKPLACE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1442299162     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002281-200403000-00014     Document Type: Review

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