Health appraisal models in multiple sclerosis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 243-253

  Roberts, Greg ^a   Stuifbergen, Alexa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Health appraisal; Multiple sclerosis; Self rated health; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031804762     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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