A qualitative study of work participation in early rheumatoid arthritis

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-32

  Codd, Yvonne ^a   Stapleton, Tadhg ^b   Veale, Douglas J ^c   FitzGerald, Oliver ^c   Bresnihan, Barry ^c  

^a Our Lady’s Hospice ^*  (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Early rheumatoid arthritis; Paid employment; Vocational rehabilitation; Work disability; Work participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860126373     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2010.17.1.45990     Document Type: Article

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