Is there a differential impact of fatigue and physical disability on quality of life in multiple sclerosis?

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 388-393

  Merkelbach, Stefan ^a   Sittinger, Helmut ^a   Koenig, Jochem ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SURVIVAL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036084122     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200206000-00007     Document Type: Article

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