A longitudinal survey of self-assessed health trends in a community cohort of people with multiple sclerosis and their significant others

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 13-20

  Solari, Alessandra ^a   Ferrari, Giusi ^a   Radice, Davide ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Longitudinal study; MSQOL 54; Multiple sclerosis; Population survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD CHANGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; WALKING; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645093167     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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