Work impairment, osteoarthritis, and health-related quality of life among employees in Japan

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of health and work impairment; however, this relationship, especially in Japan, is not well characterized. This study examined work impairment and OA in Japanese workers, specifically the relationship with health-related qualit...

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Main Authors: Ken Nakata, Toshinaga Tsuji, Jeffrey Vietri, Dena H. Jaffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-0896-9