Multidisciplinary ALS clinics in the USA: A comparison of those who attend and those who do not

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 196-201

  Stephens, Helen E ^a   Felgoise, Stephanie ^c   Young, Jared ^c   Simmons, Zachary ^b  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Multidisciplinary care; Problem solving; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; RILUZOLE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; URINARY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIETITIAN; EMOTION; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LIMITED MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIST; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PULMONOLOGIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL WORKER; SPEECH THERAPY; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED STATES; AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929740310     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2014.994530     Document Type: Article

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