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Original Article

Perceived Control: A Comparison of Women with Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using a Swedish Version of the Rheumatology Attitudes Index

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Pages 300-306 | Received 19 Jan 1996, Accepted 05 Jun 1996, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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