The need for standardization: A literature review of indirect costs of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1027-1033

  Xie, Feng ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STANDARDIZATION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 47249108625     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23825     Document Type: Review

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