## Abstract ## Objective To examine the impact of instrumental and emotional support on valued life activity (VLA) disability and depressive symptoms. Instrumental support was expected to affect VLA disability; emotional support was expected to be associated with depressive symptoms and moderate t
Demonstration of a link between spouse depression and disability and disease activity of persons with rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by Coyne, James C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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