Independent and combined influence of homeownership, occupation, education, income, and community poverty on physical health in persons with arthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 643-653

  Callahan, Leigh F ^a   Martin, Kathryn Remmes ^a   Shreffler, Jack ^a   Kumar, Deepak ^a   Schoster, Britta ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^b   Schwartz, Todd A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONS; OWNERSHIP; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79958812697     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20428     Document Type: Article

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