Health-related quality of life and depression in an Italian sample of multiple sclerosis patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Patti, Francesco ^a   Cacopardo, Manuela ^a   Palermo, Filippo ^b   Ciancio, Maria Rita ^a   Lopes, Rossella ^a   Restivo, Domenico ^c   Reggio, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento Neurologia Azienda   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Health related quality of life; Multiple sclerosis; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0038629335     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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