Longterm Work Productivity Costs Due to Absenteeism and Permanent Work Disability in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Register Study of 7831 Patients.

CONCLUSION: The longterm PC increased significantly in parallel with years elapsing after RA diagnosis. Further, the majority of these PC are incurred by a small proportion of patients. PMID: 27909140 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27909140?dopt=Abstract

Source: J Rheumatol - November 30, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Martikainen JA, Kautiainen H, Rantalaiho V, Puolakka KT Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research