Perceptions of illness and its development in patients with multiple sclerosis: a prospective cohort study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-192

  Lerdal, Anners ^a,d   Celius, Elisabeth Gulowsen ^b   Moum, Torbjørn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

health related quality of life; longitudinal study; multiple sclerosis; nursing; perceptions of illness; physical functioning; questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 57649193386     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04862.x     Document Type: Article

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