Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 420-428 , March 2009

Exercise and Quality of Life Among People With Multiple Sclerosis: Looking Beyond Physical Functioning to Mental Health and Participation in Life

  • Aaron P. Turner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Veterans Affairs Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence West, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Veterans Affairs Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Aaron P. Turner, PhD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Rehabilitation Care Services, S-117, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, 98108
    • ,
  • Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Veterans Affairs Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Jodie K. Haselkorn, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Veterans Affairs Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence West, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Career Development Award (grant no. B4927W), Veterans Affairs Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, the Veterans Affairs Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence West, and the Veterans Affairs Office of Quality and Performance.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.09.558

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 420-428 , March 2009

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