Gender and psychological well-being of persons with rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 449-456

  Dowdy, Sharon W ^a   Dwyer, Kathleen A ^a   Smith, Craig A ^a   Wallston, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Depression; Gender; Psychological well being; Rheumatoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 84988221100     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790090606     Document Type: Article

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