How co-morbidities magnify the effect of arthritis on labour force participation and economic status: A costs of illness study in Australia

Rheumatology International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 481-489

  Schofield, Deborah J ^a,b   Callander, Emily J ^a   Shrestha, Rupendra N ^a   Passey, Megan E ^c   Percival, Richard ^d   Kelly, Simon J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Co morbidity; Employment; Income

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK DISABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INSURANCE; RETIREMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAX; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK CAPACITY;

ARTHRITIS; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RETIREMENT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TAXES; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84897070414     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-2967-5     Document Type: Article

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