Validation of Italian multiple sclerosis quality of life 54 questionnaire

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-162

  Solari, Alessandra ^a   Filippini, Graziella ^a   Mendozzi, Laura ^b   Ghezzi, Angelo ^c   Cifani, Stefania ^d   Barbieri, Elena ^b   Baldini, Silvana ^c   Salmaggi, Andrea ^a   La Mantia, Loredana ^a   Farinotti, Mariangela ^a   Caputo, Domenico ^b   Mosconi, Paola ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c Centre Studi Sclerosi Multipla   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Outcome measures; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032774670     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.2.158     Document Type: Article

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