A health-related quality of life measure for multiple sclerosis

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 187-206

  Vickrey, B G ^a,b   Hays, R D ^a,b   Harooni, R ^c   Myers, L W ^a   Ellison, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; instrument development; multiple sclerosis; quality of life; SF36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029000541     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02260859     Document Type: Article

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