A study analysing inconsistent responses from people with multiple sclerosis in a recent national audit

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2064-2072

  Jones, Dwynwen ^a   Turner, Margaret ^b   Singleton, Christine ^c   Ramsay, Jill ^d  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Hereford Sixth Form College   (United Kingdom)

^c West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Mulpite sclerosis; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER;

EID: 70449427032     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280902906402a     Document Type: Article

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