Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: The swedish tira study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 904-912

  Thyberg, Ingrid ^a   Dahlström, Örjan ^a   Thyberg, Mikael ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early rheumatoid arthritis; Fatigue; Regression analysis; Sex; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 70350322271     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0444     Document Type: Article

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