Validation of the Brazilian version of guy's neurological disability scale

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 3 A, 2007, Pages 615-618

  Araujo, Carolina Reis ^a,b   Simão, Luciano M ^a   Ybarra, Mariana I ^a   Faria, Natasha V M G ^a   Botelho, Caroline M ^a   Moreira, Marcos A ^a   Teixeira, Antônio L ^a   Lana Peixoto, Marco A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disability; Expanded disability status scale (EDSS); Guy's neurological disability scale; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GUY NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITY SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 34548833293     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000400013     Document Type: Article

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