Sources of information about multiple sclerosis: Information seeking and personal, demographic, and MS variables

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-117

  Bishop, Malachy ^a   Frain, Michael P ^b   Espinosa, Christina T ^a   Stenhoff, Donald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Information seeking; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70449341678     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jvr-2009-479     Document Type: Article

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