Disease-related conditions in elderly patients with multiple sclerosis

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-275

  Klewer, Joerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES ZWICKAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Depressive disorders; Elderly patients; Mortality; Multiple sclerosis; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; SAMPLE SIZE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 21244436417     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.5.3.271     Document Type: Article

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