Occupational work and quality of life in osteoarthritis patients

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-139

  Łastowiecka, Elzbieta ^a   Bugajska, Joanna ^a   Najmiec, Andrzej ^a   Rell Bakalarska, Maria ^b   Bownik, Irena ^b   Jȩdryka Góral, Anna ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Osteoarthritis; Quality of life; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK CAPACITY;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 33846169386     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0177-5     Document Type: Article

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