Burden of fibromyalgia and comparisons with osteoarthritis in the workforce

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1384-1393

  Kleinman, Nathan ^a   Harnett, James ^b   Melkonian, Arthur ^c   Lynch, Wendy ^d   Kaplan Machlis, Barbara ^b   Silverman, Stuart L ^e  

^a HCMS Group   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c HCMS Group   (Armenia)

^d HCMS Group   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 74549155031     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181bb808b     Document Type: Article

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