Usefulness of the ALSAQ-5 scale in evaluation of quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 560-566

  Goła̧b Janowska, Monika ^a   Honczarenko, Krystyna ^a   Stankiewicz, Jan ^b  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Szpital Rejonowy W Zabrzu   (Poland)

Author keywords

ALSAQ 5 scale; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANK SUM TEST; SEX;

EID: 78651262763     PISSN: 00283843     EISSN: 18974260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3843(14)60153-5     Document Type: Article

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