Rural-urban analyses of health-related quality of life among people with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-252

  Buchanan, Robert J ^a   Zhu, Li ^b   Schiffer, Randolph ^c   Radin, Dagmar ^a   James, Wesley ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 47249156211     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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