Life issues in multiple sclerosis

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 603-610

  Simmons, Rex D ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78149411000     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2010.143     Document Type: Review

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