Health-related quality of life in patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia in Estonia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-181

  Braschinsky, M ^a   Rannikmae K ^a   Krikmann, U ^a   Luus S M ^a   Raidvee, A ^a   Gross Paju, K ^b   Haldre, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b WEST TALLINN CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

health related quality of life; hereditary spastic paraplegial; RAND 36; Str mpell Lorrain disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551685358     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.61     Document Type: Article

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