Variables associated with attendance at, and the perceived helpfulness of, meetings for people with multiple sclerosis

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-26

  Peters, Tim J ^a   Somerset, Maggie ^b   Campbell, Rona ^a   Sharp, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic disabling conditions; Helpfulness; Meetings; Multiple sclerosis; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842538151     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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