Employment status and perceived health status in younger and older people with multiple sclerosis

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-47

  Krokavcova, Martina ^a   Nagyova, Iveta ^a   Rosenberger, Jaroslav ^a,b   Gavelova, Miriam ^a   Middel, Berrie ^c   Gdovinova, Zuzana ^a   Groothoff, Johan W ^c   Van Dijk, Jitse P ^a,c  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

age; disability; employment; multiple sclerosis; perceived health status

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE GROUPS; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; MEAN AGES; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OLDER PEOPLE; PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS; PHYSICAL HEALTH; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EMPLOYMENT; SURVEYS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

EID: 84857193124     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32834e6520     Document Type: Article

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