Experienced stigmatization reduced quality of life of patients with a neuromuscular disease: A cross-sectional study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1029-1038

  Van Der Beek, Kyra M ^a   Bos, Isäac ^a   Middel, Berrie ^a   Wynia, Klaske ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

neuromuscular diseases; quality of life; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEREOTYPING; STIGMA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885801610     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215513487234     Document Type: Article

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