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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The Swedish version of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales, form C. Aspects of reliability and validity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Pages 16-22 | Received 30 Dec 2005, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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