Spanish adaptation of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Questionnaire ALSAQ-40 for ALS patients

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-172

  Salas, Teresa ^a   Mora, Jesús ^a   Esteban, Jesús ^b   Rodríguez, Francisco ^c   Díaz Lobato, Salvador ^d   Fajardo, María ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^e Comunidad Andaluza ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

ALSAQ 40; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FUNCTIONAL RATING SCALE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS QUESTIONNAIRE 40; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRINKING; EATING; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SPAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 47249114867     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960801934072     Document Type: Article

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