On the origin of EDSS

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 95-103

  Kurtzke, John F ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability measurement; DSS; EDSS; Functional systems (FS); MS; Treatment trials

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RANK ORDER SCALE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SWITZERLAND; DISABILITY; HISTORY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; WAR;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; WORLD WAR II;

EID: 84925193649     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: 22110356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2015.02.003     Document Type: Note

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