The natural history of early versus late disability accumulation in primary progressive MS

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 615-621

  Koch, Marcus W ^a,b   Greenfield, Jamie ^a   Javizian, Omid ^a   Deighton, Stephanie ^a   Wall, Winona ^a   Metz, Luanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SENSATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84929995794     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-307948     Document Type: Article

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