Experience matters: neurologists’ perspectives on ALS patients’ well-being

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 639-646

  Aho Özhan, Helena E A ^a   Böhm, Sarah ^a   Keller, Jürgen ^a   Dorst, Johannes ^a   Uttner, Ingo ^a   Ludolph, Albert C ^a   Lulé, Dorothée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Depression; Life prolonging measures; Physician; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING; AGED; COMPLICATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGISTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85010737723     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-016-8382-y     Document Type: Article

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