A longitudinal study on quality of life and depression in ALS patient-caregiver couples

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 923-926

  Gauthier, A ^a   Vignola, A ^a   Calvo, A ^a   Cavallo, E ^a   Moglia, C ^a   Sellitti, L ^a   Mutani, R ^a   Chio A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Genetica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34147098428     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000257093.53430.a8     Document Type: Article

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