Socio-demographic variables are limited predictors of health status in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1088-1093

  Riazi, Afsane ^a   Hobart, Jeremy C ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^c   Freeman, Jennifer A ^a   Thompson, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health status; Multiple sclerosis; SF 36; Socio demographic variables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0141739313     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-0160-y     Document Type: Article

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