Duchenne muscular dystrophy: quality of life among 95 patients evaluated using the Life Satisfaction Index for Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in different stages of the disease, by means of the Life Satisfaction Index for Adolescents (LSI-A). The practicality of this scale was also verified. The LSI-A was applied four tim...

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Main Authors: Valdecir A. Simon, Maria Bernardete Dutra Resende, Margarete A.V.P. Simon, Edmar Zanoteli, Umbertina Conti Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000100005&lng=en&tlng=en