Work productivity in scleroderma: Analysis from the university of California, Los Angeles scleroderma quality of life study

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-183

  Singh, Manjit K ^a   Clements, Philip J ^b   Furst, Daniel E ^b   Maranian, Paul ^b   Khanna, Dinesh ^c  

^a Rochester General Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRODUCTIVITY; SCLERODERMA; UNITED STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ABSENTEEISM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84858067788     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20676     Document Type: Article

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