Psychologically meaningful activity, illness intrusiveness, and quality of life in rheumatic diseases

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-174

  Devins, Gerald M ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 33645937307     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21854     Document Type: Editorial

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