The psychosocial impact of spasticity-related problems for people with multiple sclerosis: A focus group study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 551-567

  Nicolson, Paula ^a   Anderson, Pippa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Fourth Hurdle Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; MS (multiple sclerosis); Psychosocial impact; Qualitative psychology; Quality of life; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010025868     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530100600508     Document Type: Article

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