Living and ageing with spinal muscular atrophy type 2: Observations among an unexplored patient population

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-18

  Jeppesen, Joergen ^a,b   Madsen, Anny ^c   Marquardt, John ^c   Rahbek, Jes ^a  

^a Rehabiliterings Center for Muskelsvind   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

^c RehabiliteringsCenter for Muskelsvind   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult life; Living conditions; Narratives; National population; Personal significance; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY TYPE 2; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD;

EID: 75149150742     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518420903154093     Document Type: Article

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