Factor structure of the Disability and Impact Profile in patients with multiple sclerosis

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 141-150

  Cohen, L ^a   Pouwer, F ^a   Pfennings, L E M A ^a   Lankhorst, G J ^a   Van Der Ploeg, H M ^a   Polman, C H ^a   Ader H J ^a   Jonnson A ^b   Vleugels, L ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c National Multiple Sclerosis Center   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Factor analysis statistical; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; DENMARK; DISABLED PERSONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0032811926     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026481029191     Document Type: Article

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