The multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) psychometric qualities of an instrument to assess fatigue

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 315-325

  Smets, E M A ^a   Garssen, B ^b   Bonke, B ^c   De Haes, J C J M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTHYMIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029006141     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(94)00125-O     Document Type: Article

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