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Determinants of happiness and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a structural equation modelling approach

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  • Eduardo José Ferreira Santos Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cátia Duarte Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Clínica Universitária de Reumatologia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ricardo J O Ferreira Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ana Margarida Pinto Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Clínica Universitária de Reumatologia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rinie Geenen Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jose A P da Silva Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine – University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • On behalf of the ‘Promoting Happiness Through Excellence of Care’ Group
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  1. Correspondence to Professor Jose A P da Silva, Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra 3000-076, Portugal; jdasilva{at}ci.uc.pt
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Santos EJF, Duarte C, Ferreira RJO On behalf of the ‘Promoting Happiness Through Excellence of Care’ Group, et al
Determinants of happiness and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a structural equation modelling approach

Publication history

  • Received December 31, 2017
  • Revised March 15, 2018
  • Accepted March 22, 2018
  • First published April 6, 2018.
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October 18, 2019

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