Working ability in relation to disease severity, everyday occupations and well-being in women with limited systemic sclerosis

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1708-1711

  Sandqvist, Gunnel ^a,b   Scheja, A ^a   Eklund, M ^b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disease severity; Systemic sclerosis; Well being; Women; Working ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SCLERODERMA, LIMITED; SICK LEAVE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; WOMEN, WORKING; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 54449083043     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken359     Document Type: Article

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