Factors influencing the health-related quality of life in Hungarian multiple sclerosis patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 293, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 59-64

  Fuvesi J ^a   Bencsik, K ^a   Losonczi, E ^a   Fricska Nagy, Zs ^a   Matyas K ^b   Meszaros E ^c   Benedek, K ^a   Rajda, C ^a   Lencses Gy ^d   Vecsei L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b Air Force Hospital   (Hungary)

^c Markusovszky Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Comorbid conditions; Depression; Health related quality of life; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING DISORDER; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; HYPERTENSION; LEG CRAMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SINUS CONGESTION; SOCIAL STATUS; VARICOSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952099839     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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