Quality of life and employment in persons with multiple sclerosis

Work

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 281-287

  Pack, Tresvil G ^a   Szirony, Gary M ^b   Kushner, Jason D ^c   Bellaw, Jason R ^b  

^a Restored Life Counseling   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; multiple sclerosis; QOL; quality of life; well being; Work

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84907512904     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-131711     Document Type: Article

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