A Pilot Study of Latinos With Multiple Sclerosis: Demographic, Disease, Mental Health, and Psychosocial Characteristics

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-231

  Buchanan, Robert J ^a   Zuniga, Miguel A ^b   Carrillo Zuniga, Genny ^b   Chakravorty, Bonnie J ^c   Tyry, Tuula ^d   Moreau, Rachel L ^e   Vollmer, Timothy ^f  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Latinos; mental health; multiple sclerosis; psychosocial characteristics; social services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859340383     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1536710X.2011.622959     Document Type: Article

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