Hand dexterity and direct disease related cost in multiple sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 341, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 51-54

  Koch, Marcus W ^a,b   Murray, T Jock ^c   Fisk, John ^c   Greenfield, Jamie ^a,b   Bhan, Virender ^c   Jacobs, Philip ^d   Brown, Murray ^c   Metz, Luanne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease related cost; Hand dexterity; Health economics; Multiple sclerosis; Nine hole peg test; Outcome measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; COST OF ILLNESS; DEXTERITY TEST; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NINE HOLE PEG TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; ECONOMICS; HAND; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84901228574     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.03.047     Document Type: Article

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