Application of the multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20) in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-245

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Fatigue; Radiotherapy; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030053574     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.42     Document Type: Article

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