Predictors of vocational stability in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-135

  Fraser, Robert T ^a,c   Clemmons, David ^a   Gibbons, Laura ^a   Koepnick, David ^a   Getter, Amy ^a   Johnson, Erica ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychology; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 70449371168     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jvr-2009-481     Document Type: Article

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