The experiences of African americans and euroamericans with multiple sclerosis

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-35

  Loveland, Christine A ^a  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Gender; Multiple sclerosis; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEGRO; NERVE DEGENERATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0032933036     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021499628918     Document Type: Review

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