The impact of the financial costs of multiple sclerosis on quality of life

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-11

  De Judicibus, Margaret A ^a   McCabe, Marita P ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Family relationships; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34247533674     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02999222     Document Type: Article

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