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Education, employment, absenteeism, and work disability in women with systemic lupus erythematosus

S Ekblom-KullbergFinnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland;Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Kuopio, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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H KautiainenDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, and the Unit of Primary Health Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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P AlhaThe National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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M Leirisalo-RepoInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Kuopio, Finland;Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
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H JulkunenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
Pages 157-162 | Accepted 06 Aug 2014, Published online: 29 Oct 2014

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