The effect of multiple sclerosis on the professional life of a group of Brazilian patients

The effect of multiple sclerosis on the professional life of a group of Brazilian patients

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the professional life of Brazilian patients. METHOD: One hundred MS patients were randomly selected from the database of the Brazilian Multiple Sclerosis Association (ABEM). An individual interview was carried out by telephone by a member...

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Main Authors:	Yára Dadalti Fragoso, Alessandro Finkelsztejn, Maria Cristina B. Giacomo, Liliana Russo, Wesley Soares Cruz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-12-01
Series:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:	esclerose múltipla trabalho absenteísmo economia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000600016&lng=en&tlng=en

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