Disability in elderly people with multiple sclerosis: an analysis of baseline data from the Sonya Slifka Longitudinal Multiple Sclerosis Study.
This study compares the demographic, clinical, and health care characteristics of 2,156 persons over and under age 65 who are participants in the Sonya Slifka Longitudinal Multiple Sclerosis Study and examines the effects of current age, age at diagnosis, course, and duration of illness on disabilit...
| Publicado en: | NeuroRehabilitation Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 55 - 68 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | glossary research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2004
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