Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 262-270 , October 2010

A pilot study of young adults with multiple sclerosis: Demographic, disease, treatment, and psychosocial characteristics

  • Robert J. Buchanan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: P. O. Box PC. Fax: (662) 325-2716.
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  • Sarah L. Minden, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • ,
  • Bonnie J. Chakravorty, Ph.D., M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care Administration and Health Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
    • ,
  • William Hatcher, M.P.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
    • ,
  • Tuula Tyry, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • NARCOMS, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
    • ,
  • Timothy Vollmer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA

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 Financial disclosure: This research was supported by a Pilot Research Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (PP 1349). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S1936-6574(09)00088-0

doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.09.003

Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 262-270 , October 2010

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