Worker productivity loss associated with arthritis

Disease Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 131-143

  Burton, Wayne N ^a   Chen, Chin Yu ^b   Schultz, Alyssa B ^b   Conti, Daniel J ^c   Pransky, Glenn ^d   Edington, Dee W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH RISK APPRAISAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MONEY; PAIN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK LIMITATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33745589813     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2006.9.131     Document Type: Article

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