Impact of loss of mobility on instrumental activities of daily living and socioeconomic status in patients with MS

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 493-500

  Salter, A R ^a   Cutter, G R ^a   Tyry, T ^b   Marrie, R A ^c   Vollmer, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Early treatment; Employment; Income; Mobility; Multiple sclerosis; NARCOMS database

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 74549158358     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007990903500649     Document Type: Article

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