The Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaire (MSWDQ): Development of a shortened scale

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 635-641

  Honan, Cynthia A ^a   Brown, Rhonda F ^b   Hine, Donald W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Questionnaire; Short version (MSWDQ 23); Work difficulties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84898664598     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2013.805258     Document Type: Article

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