Disability and quality of life in individuals with muscular dystrophy

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-157

  Ahlström, Gerd ^a,b   Gunnarsson, Lars Gunnar ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability; Dystrophia myotonica; Multimethod validation; Muscular dystrophy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0029759707     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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