Rheumatoid arthritis patients' perceptions of mutuality in conversations with spouses/partners and their links with psychological and physical health

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 921-928

  Kasle, Shelley ^a,c   Wilhelm, Mari S ^a   Zautra, Alex J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 47249110358     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23821     Document Type: Article

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