Health-related quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus and its association with disease and work disability

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-62

  Almehed, K ^a   Carlsten, H ^a   Forsblad D'Elia, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749085226     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009740903124408     Document Type: Article

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