Patients' conceptions of the cause of their rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-255

  Bergsten, Ulrika ^a,b   Bergman, Stefan ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^b   Alfredsson, Lars ^c   Berglund, Anita ^c   Petersson, Ingemar F ^d   Arvidsson, Barbro ^e,f  

^a Research and Development Centre at Spenshult Hospital   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^f HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conceptions; Patients; Qualitative research; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70849098768     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.156     Document Type: Article

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