Validation of the spanish version of the multiple sclerosis international quality of life (musiqol) questionnaire

BMC Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fernández, Oscar ^a   Fernández, Victoria ^a   Baumstarck Barrau, Karine ^b   Muñoz, Luis ^a   Gonzalez Alvarez, Maria D M ^a   Arrabal, José C ^a   León, Antonio ^a   Alonso, Ana ^a   López Madrona, Jose C ^a   Bustamante, Rafael ^a   Luque, Gloria ^a   Guerrero, Miguel ^a   di Cantogno, Elisabetta V ^c   Auquier, Pascal ^b  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c MERCK SERONO S A   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPAIN; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 80054106981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-11-127     Document Type: Article

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