Arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations in the United States and Canada: A cross-border comparison

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 308-315

  Badley, Elizabeth M ^a   Ansari, Hina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649203296     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20100     Document Type: Article

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