Progression, Symptoms and Psychosocial Concerns among Those Severely Affected by Multiple Sclerosis: A Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study of Black Caribbean and White British People

Jonathan Koffman; Wei Gao; Cassie Goddard; Rachel Burman; Diana Jackson; Pauline Shaw; Fiona Barnes; Eli Silber; Irene J. Higginson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075431

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Progression, Symptoms and Psychosocial Concerns among Those Severely Affected by Multiple Sclerosis: A Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study of Black Caribbean and White British People

Jonathan Koffman ,

* E-mail: jonathan.koffman@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliation King’s College London, School of Medicine, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, United Kingdom
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Wei Gao,

Affiliation King’s College London, School of Medicine, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, United Kingdom
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Cassie Goddard,

Affiliation King’s College London, School of Medicine, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, United Kingdom
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Rachel Burman,

Affiliation King’s College London, School of Medicine, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, United Kingdom
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Diana Jackson,

Affiliation King’s College London, School of Medicine, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, United Kingdom
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Pauline Shaw,

Affiliation King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Neurology Department, London, United Kingdom
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Fiona Barnes,

Affiliation King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Neurology Department, London, United Kingdom
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Eli Silber,

Affiliation King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Neurology Department, London, United Kingdom
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Irene J. Higginson

Affiliation King’s College London, School of Medicine, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, United Kingdom
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Progression, Symptoms and Psychosocial Concerns among Those Severely Affected by Multiple Sclerosis: A Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study of Black Caribbean and White British People

Jonathan Koffman,
Wei Gao,
Cassie Goddard,
Rachel Burman,
Diana Jackson,
Pauline Shaw,
Fiona Barnes,
Eli Silber,
Irene J. Higginson

Published: October 2, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075431

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