Analysis of Court Criteria for Awarding Disability Benefits to Patients With Crohn's Disease

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1322-1327

  Calvet, Xavier ^a,b   Motos, Jaime ^a,b,c   Montserrat, Antònia ^a,b   Gallardo, Olga ^a,b   Vergara, Mercedes ^a,b  

^a PARC TAULÍ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c GMC advocats   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPAIN; STOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CROHN DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049120275     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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