The nature of benefit finding in multiple sclerosis (MS)

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-196

  Pakenham, Kenneth I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Benefit finding; Coping; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENEFIT FINDING SCALE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33846995423     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500500465878     Document Type: Article

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