Mobility, walking and physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1857-1862

  Kohn, Christine G ^a   Coleman, Craig I ^a   Michael White, C ^a   Sidovar, Matthew F ^b   Sobieraj, Diana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Mobility; Motor activity; Multiple sclerosis; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 84906826590     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2014.921147     Document Type: Article

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