The Burden of Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 841-851

  Uhlig, Till ^a   Moe, Rikke H ^a   Kvien, Tore K ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK;

EID: 84939884952     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40273-014-0174-6     Document Type: Review

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