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Burden of disease in multiple sclerosis patients with spasticity in Germany: mobility improvement study (Move I)

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  • Uwe Zettl
  • Thomas Henze
  • Ute Essner
  • Peter Flachenecker

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MS patients with spasticity suffer a significant burden because of resulting disabilities and reduced QoL, especially in cases of severe spasticity. Moreover, spasticity causes high costs that increase with increasing severity. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

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  • Uwe Zettl & Thomas Henze & Ute Essner & Peter Flachenecker, 2014. "Burden of disease in multiple sclerosis patients with spasticity in Germany: mobility improvement study (Move I)," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 15(9), pages 953-966, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:15:y:2014:i:9:p:953-966
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-013-0537-5
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    Keywords

    Multiple sclerosis; Spasticity; Quality of life; Burden of disease; Cost; I1;
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    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health

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