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November 01, 1983; 33 (11) Articles

Rating neurologic impairment in multiple sclerosis

An expanded disability status scale (EDSS)

John F. Kurtzke
First published November 1, 1983, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.33.11.1444
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Rating neurologic impairment in multiple sclerosis
An expanded disability status scale (EDSS)
John F. Kurtzke
Neurology Nov 1983, 33 (11) 1444; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.33.11.1444

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vol. 33 no. 11 1444
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.33.11.1444
PubMed: 
6685237

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • First Published November 1, 1983.

Copyright & Usage: 
© 1983 by the American Academy of Neurology

Author Disclosures

    1. John F. Kurtzke, MD
  1. John F. Kurtzke, MD
  1. Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center and Departments of Neurology and of Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.

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