Disease-related social and family life: People coping with rheumatoid arthritis in Estonia

Critical Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-105

  Laidmäe, Virve Ines ^a   Leppik, Lauri ^a   Tulva, Taimi ^a   Hääl, Maire Liis ^b  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b Board of the Estonian Rheumatic Association   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Hardness; Rheumatoid arthritis; Social support; Stress disorders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; ESTONIA; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY STRESS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67650616348     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802375871     Document Type: Article

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