Predicting employment status in multiple sclerosis patients: The utility of the MS functional composite

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-249

  Honarmand, Kimia ^a,b   Akbar, Nadine ^a,b   Kou, Nancy ^a,b   Feinstein, Anthony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Disability; Employment; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychological testing; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRIEF REPEATABLE BATTERY OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEO FIVE FACTOR PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORD LIST RECALL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953776799     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5736-8     Document Type: Article

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