Validation of a fatigue impact score in primary biliary cirrhosis: towards a standard for clinical and trial use

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 368-373

  Prince, Martin I ^a   James, Oliver F W ^a   Holland, Niall P ^a   Jones, David E J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue: Fisk Fatigue Severity Score; Primary biliary cirrhosis: Symptom assessment

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; PROTHROMBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0034014136     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)80385-2     Document Type: Article

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