Prognostic factors in multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment in multiple sclerosis: An outcome study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 719-724

  Grasso, Maria Grazia ^a   Troisi, E ^a   Rizzi, F ^a   Morelli, D ^a   Paolucci, S ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Prognostic factors; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 28044469303     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458505ms1226oa     Document Type: Article

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