Quality of life in patients with HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis;Qualidade de vida em pacientes com mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I/paraparesia espástica tropical

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 257-261

  Martins, José Vicente Pereira ^a   Baptista, Abrahão Fontes ^b   de Queiroz Campos Araújo, Abelardo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HTLV I associate myelopathy tropical spastic paraparesis; Motor activity; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HTLV 1 ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 84859816640     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2012005000006     Document Type: Article

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