Quality of life in motor neurone disease - Towards a more practical assessment tool?

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-288

  Mitchell, J D ^a   O'Brien, M R ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRINKING; DRUG APPROVAL; EATING; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037369997     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.3.287     Document Type: Short Survey

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