Employment profiles in neuromuscular diseases

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-37

  Fowler Jr , William M ^a   Abresch, Richard T ^a   Koch, Todd R ^b   Brewer, Mary Louise ^a   Bowden, Russell K ^a   Wanlass, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Muscular Dystrophy; Neuromuscular Diseases

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; JOB ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; LIMB GIRDLE SYNDROME; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

DISEASES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EMPLOYMENT; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

EID: 0342683834     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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