The effect of multiple sclerosis on the professional life of a group of Brazilian patients;O efeito da esclerose múltipla na vida profissional de um grupo de pacientes Brasileiros

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 914-917

  Fragoso, Yára Dadalti ^a   Finkelsztejn, Alessandro ^b   Giacomo, Maria Cristina B ^c   Russo, Liliana ^c   Cruz, Wesley Soares ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Brazilian Association of Multiple Sclerosis

^d PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Economics; Multiple sclerosis; Retirement; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPENSATION; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PROFESSIONALISM; RETIREMENT; SCHOOL; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WORK; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 79251540629     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2010000600016     Document Type: Article

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