An intervention program with the aim to improve and maintain work productivity for workers with rheumatoid arthritis: Design of a randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Vilsteren, Myrthe Van ^a,b,c   Boot, Cécile R L ^a,b   Steenbeek, Romy ^b   Schaardenburg, Dirkjan Van ^c   Voskuyl, Alexandre E ^d   Anema, Johannes R ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Jan Van Breemen Research Institute/Reade   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84863087518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-496     Document Type: Article

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