A comparison of two neurologic scoring instruments for multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-213

  Koziol, James A ^a   Frutos, Adriana ^a   Sipe, Jack C ^a   Romine, John S ^a   Beutler, Ernest ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladribine; Extended disability; Multiple sclerosis; Scripps Neurologic Rating Scale; Status Scale

Indexed keywords

CLADRIBINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TIME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLADRIBINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 0030028827     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00868516     Document Type: Article

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