Older adults' perspectives on the positive and negative aspects of living with multiple sclerosis

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 117-124

  Finlayson, Marcia ^a   Van Denend, Toni ^a   DalMonte, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Lutheran Social Services of Illinois   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 16844387357     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260506800304     Document Type: Review

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