Earlier disability of the patients followed in Multiple Sclerosis centers compared to outpatients

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-257

  Debouverie, Marc ^a,b,c   Laforest, L ^d   Van Ganse, E ^d   Guillemin, F ^b,c   Godet, E ^e   Jager, A ^e   Maillard, S ^e   Plangue, E ^e   Werner, J E ^e   Alecu, C ^e   Aubertin, A ^e   Aubrun, P ^e   Barroche, G ^e   Beauchesne, P ^e   Braun, V ^e   Chope, M ^e   Dautreppe, J N ^e   Delassaux, S ^e   Dib, J ^e   Ducrocq, X ^e   Gal, O ^e   Gehin, P ^e   Gospodaru, N ^e   Kiesel, I ^e   Huttin, B ^e   Jonveaux, T ^e   Kardous, N ^e   Lacour, J C ^e   Lamaze, R ^e   Level, G ^e   Lonchamp, P ^e   Louis, S ^e   Maillard, L ^e   Marrel, P ^e   Masson, I ^e   Mathieu, A ^e   Muresan, M ^e   Nullans, Y ^e   Pichot, A ^e   Pittion Vouyovitch, S ^e   Reis, J ^e   Richard, S ^e   Rivail, J ^e   Saad, S ^e   Scherer, C ^e   Schaff, J L ^e   Seiller, N ^e   Taillandier, L ^e   Vadiat, E ^e   Vespignani, H ^e   Wagner, C ^e   Wagner, M ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b Marin Hospital   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Databases; Epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; Natural history; Type of supervision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROLOGY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349114103     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508097919     Document Type: Article

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