Adult life with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Observations among an emerging and unforeseen patient population

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-28

  Rahbek, Jes ^a   Werge, Birgit ^a   Madsen, Anny ^a   Marquardt, John ^a   Steffensen, Birgit Fynbo ^a   Jeppesen, Joergen ^a  

^a Institute for Neuromuscular Diseases   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult life; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Participation; Quality of life; Sexual life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 12344314856     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490400010191     Document Type: Review

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