The cost of systemic sclerosis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Bernatsky, Sasha ^a,e   Hudson, Marie ^a   Panopalis, Pantelis ^b   Clarke, Ann E ^a   Pope, Janet ^c   LeClercq, Sharon ^d   Pierre, Yvan St ^a   Baron, Murray ^a   Taillefer, Suzanne S ^f   Markland, Janet ^f   Robinson, Dave ^f   Jones, N ^f   Khalidi, N A ^f   Docherty, Peter ^f   Kaminska, E ^f   Abu Hakima, M ^f   Masetto, A ^f   Smith, C Doug ^f   Sutton, E ^f   Mathieu, J P ^f   Ligier, Sophie ^f   more..

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58349117080     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24086     Document Type: Article

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