Exploring physical activity behaviour of persons with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative pilot study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 1652-1665

  Plow, Matthew A ^a   Resnik, Linda ^b,c   Allen, Susan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; Multiple sclerosis; physical activity; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 75349086644     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280902738375     Document Type: Article

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