Validation of the functional assessment of multiple sclerosis quality of life instrument

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 129-139

  Cella, D F ^a,c   Dineen, K ^a   Arnason, B ^b   Reder, A ^b   Webster, K A ^a   Karabatsos, G ^a   Chang, C ^a   Lloyd, S ^a   Mo, F ^a   Stewart, J ^a   Stefoski, D ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Dept of Psychol and Social Sci   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 8944222564     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.1.129     Document Type: Article

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