A longitudinal study of economic pressure among people living with a progressive neurological illness

Chronic Illness

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-183

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   O'Connor, Elodie J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic pressure; Progressive neurological illness; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 72849131866     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395309339887     Document Type: Article

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