Coping and psychological adjustment in recent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis: The role of gender and age

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1166-1168

  Ramjeet, J ^a   Koutantji, M ^d   Barrett, E M ^b   Scott, D G I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Gender; Psychological adjustment; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY POLYARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 24144487742     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh699     Document Type: Article

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