Psychometric evaluation of the fatigue severity scale for use in chronic hepatitis C

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 499-508

  Kleinman, L ^a   Zodet, M W ^a   Hakim, Z ^a   Aledort, J ^a   Barker, C ^a   Chan, K ^a   Krupp, L ^a   Revicki, D ^a  

^a MEDTAP International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Clinical trials; Fatigue severity scale; Item response theory; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; THEORY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034533990     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008960710415     Document Type: Article

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