Myotonic dystrophy: The burden for patients and their partners

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 823-830

  Timman, Reinier ^a,b   Tibben, Aad ^b   Wintzen, Axel R ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Dystrophia myotonica; Familial caregivers; Myotonic dystrophy; Psychological wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77957350660     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0598     Document Type: Article

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