Fatigue in the general Norwegian population: Normative data and associations

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-65

  Loge, Jon Håvard ^a   Ekeberg, Øivind ^a   Kaasa, Stein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Fatigue ep (epidemiology); General population; Norway ep (epidemiology); Psychometrics; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032127043     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00291-2     Document Type: Article

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