Quantification of impairment in MS: Discussion of the scales in use

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 216-219

  Amato, Maria Pia ^a   Ponziani, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDSS; Impairment scales; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARM MOVEMENT; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0032837933     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859900500404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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