The patient knows best: Significant change in the physical component of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29 physical)

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 841-844

  Costelloe, Lisa ^a   O'Rourke, Killian ^a   Kearney, Hugh ^a   McGuigan, Christopher ^a   Gribbin, Lisa ^a   Duggan, Marguerite ^a   Daly, Leslie ^b   Tubridy, Niall ^a   Hutchinson, Michael ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IMPACT SCALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34547639535     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.105759     Document Type: Article

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