Exploring occupational disruption among women after onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-205

  McDonald, Heather N ^a,d   Dietrich, Tracy ^b   Townsend, Anne ^c   Li, Linda C ^d   Cox, Susan ^d   Backman, Catherine L ^d  

^a FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^b College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

^c ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84858053959     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20668     Document Type: Article

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