Impaired work performance among women with symptomatic uterine fibroids

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1149-1157

  Lerner, Debra ^a,c   Mirza, Fadi ^b   Chang, Hong ^a   Renzulli, Karen ^a   Perch, Katherine ^a   Chelmow, David ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 56049098428     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181895e10     Document Type: Article

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