Psychiatric and cardiovascular comorbidities as causes of long-term work disability among individuals with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 87-92

  Kerola, A M ^a,b   Kauppi, M J ^b   Nieminen, T V M ^a,c,d   Rantalaiho, V ^e   Kautiainen, H ^c,f   Kerola, T ^b   Virta, L J ^g   Pohjolainen, T ^h   Puolakka, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^h Kuntoutus ORTON   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; WORK DISABILITY; ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DISABLED PERSON; FINLAND; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924347655     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2014.929174     Document Type: Article

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