Effects of education level and employment status on HRQoL in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 783-791

  Patti, Francesco ^a   Pozzilli, C ^b   Montanari, E ^c   Pappalardo, A ^a   Piazza, L ^d   Levi, A ^d   Onesti, E ^b   Pesci, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Fidenza Hospital   (Italy)

^d Medepha   (Italy)

Author keywords

Education level; Employment status; Multiple sclerosis; QoL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34447542920     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506073511     Document Type: Article

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