Quality of life in patients with muscular dystrophy and their next of kin

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-109

  Boström, Katrin ^a,b,c,d   Ahlström, Gerd ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^d Department of Health and Medical Services ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demographic factors; Disease related aspects; Muscular dystrophy; Next of kin; Quality of life; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ECONOMICS; MUSCLE;

KIN; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIGE (QOL);

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; HUMAN; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SPOUSE; ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE PERSON;

EID: 25644436438     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200506000-00002     Document Type: Article

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