SOURCE: MedPage Today
DATE: May 8, 2009
EXCERPT: " Arthritis is more likely to drive women out of the work force than men, Canadian researchers said. ... On the other hand, men with arthritis are more likely to perceive they are being discriminated against because of their disability and to undergo changes in their work, according to Simone Kaptein, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Toronto Western Research Institute. ... The research highlights the need to take sex differences into account when trying to understand how arthritis affects the work force ..." more
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Kaptein SA, Gignac MA, Badley EM. Differences in the workforce experiences of women and men with arthritis disability: A population health perspective. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Apr 29;61(5):605-613.
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