Abstracts tagged "Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Work Disability"

Abstract Number: 2166 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Work Productivity in Newly Diagnosed, Untreated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Siri Lillegraven¹, Nina P. Sundlisæter¹, Anna-Birgitte Aga¹, Inge C Olsen¹, Till Uhlig², Tore K. Kvien¹, Espen A. Haavardsholm¹ and The ARCTIC study group, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a known cause of work productivity loss. The goal within rheumatology today is to diagnose RA as soon as possible, to…