Health status and health care utilization of multiple sclerosis in Canada

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-174

  Pohar, Sheri L ^a   Jones, C Allyson ^a,b,c   Warren, Sharon ^b   Turpin, Karen V L ^b   Warren, Kenneth ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34347257728     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100005990     Document Type: Article

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