Contribution of demographic, medical, and social support variables in predicting the mental health dimension of quality of life among people with multiple sclerosis

Health and Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-212

  Schwartz, Chaya ^a   Frohner, Rena ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Employment; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life; Social support; Social worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944568909     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/30.3.203     Document Type: Article

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