Disability and functional profiles of patients with myasthenia gravis measured with ICF classification

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Leonardi, Matilde ^a   Raggi, Alberto ^a   Antozzi, Carlo ^a   Confalonieri, Paolo ^a   Maggi, Lorenzo ^a   Cornelio, Ferdinando ^a   Mantegazza, Renato ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Disability and health; International classification of functioning; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION INDEX; DISABILITY; DISABILITY AND HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING; MILAN , ITALY; MUSCLE ENDURANCE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PERFORMANCE INDICES;

HEALTH; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTHA SPICATA; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650909332     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32831e4587     Document Type: Article

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