Comparing a self report questionnaire with physician assessment for determining multiple sclerosis clinical disease course: A validation study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1033-1037

  Bamer, A M ^a   Cetin, K ^a   Amtmann, D ^a   Bowen, J D ^b   Johnson, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Evergreen Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical course; Disease course; EDSS; Multiple sclerosis; Subtype of MS

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 38449089462     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458507077624     Document Type: Article

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