Quality of life in multiple sclerosis: A Kuwaiti MSQOL-54 experience

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 384-392

  Alshubaili, A F ^a   Ohaeri, J U ^b   Awadalla, A W ^c   Mabrouk, A A ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b Psychological Medicine Hospital Kuwait   (Kuwait)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Kuwait; MSQOL54; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RELAPSE; RELIABILITY; REMISSION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 43149084319     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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