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Paul J. Bull
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xiv

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Introduction
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 1-18
Multiple Sclerosis: A Brief Overview of the Illness
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 19-40
Research on People with MS: Definitions, Data Sources and Methodologies
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 41-82
What Type of Person Suffers from MS?
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 83-109
How Many People Have MS? A Case Study of the UK
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 110-158
The Impact of MS
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 159-212
The Care of People with MS
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 213-259
Conclusion
- Paul J. Bull
Pages 260-272
Back Matter

Pages 273-305

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About this book

Multiple sclerosis is an incurable neurological disease of unknown cause with a fearful reputation for generating disability, unemployment, poverty and early death. This book critically surveys the current state of multiple sclerosis research, demonstrating the shortfall of current research undertaken on the lives of people with multiple sclerosis.

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Paul J. Bull

About the author

Paul Bull was a Geography Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Progressive multiple sclerosis forced him into retirement in 1999. He has since been a volunteer for a number of charities, most recently as Chairman of the Colchester branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: People with Multiple Sclerosis
Book Subtitle: Condition, Challenges and Care
Authors: Paul J. Bull
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137457066
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-45705-9Published: 31 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-45706-6Published: 01 September 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 305
Topics: Sociology, general, Medical Sociology, Development Aid, Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Methodology of the Social Sciences

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