Is the work ability index useful to evaluate absence days in ankylosing spondylitis patients? A cross-sectional study
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Is the work ability index useful to evaluate absence days in ankylosing spondylitis patients? A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND The work incapacity of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) ranges between 3% and 50% in Europe. In many countries, work incapacity is difficult to quantify. The work ability index (WAI) is applied to measure the work ability in workers, but it is not well investigated in patients. AIMS To investigate the work incapacity in terms of absence days in patients with AS and to evaluate whether t...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Open
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2044-6055,2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002231