The development of the chronic fatigue syndrome attitudes test. A psychometric analysis

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 442-465

  Shlaes, Jennifer L ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DISABILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0032699272     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01632789922034400     Document Type: Review

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