Women's narratives on experiences of work ability and functioning in Fibromyalgia

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-26

  Sallinen, Merja ^a   Kukkurainen, Marja Leena ^b   Peltokallio, Liisa ^c   Mikkelsson, Marja ^d  

^a SATAKUNTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Functioning; Narrative; Rehabilitation; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LIFE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME; WORK;

EID: 77954889795     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.162     Document Type: Article

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