Palliative rehabilitation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A perfect match

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 407-408

  McCluskey, Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 38049000002     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2007-22601     Document Type: Editorial

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