A proof-of-concept study of the "Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work" program

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1647-1655

  Lacaille, Diane ^a,b   White, Margaret A ^b   Rogers, Pam A ^b   Backman, Catherine L ^a   Gignac, Monique A M ^c   Esdaile, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; RISK FACTOR; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SELF CARE;

EID: 56049106810     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24197     Document Type: Article

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