The relation between daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and reduced motivation in patients with adult onset myotonic dystrophy [6]

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-139

  Van der Werf, S ^a   Kalkman, J ^a   Bleijenberg, G ^a   Van Engelen, B ^a   Schillings, M ^a   Zwarts, M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0037224737     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.1.138     Document Type: Letter

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