Validation of the German version of the brief fatigue inventory

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 449-458

  Radbruch, Lukas ^c   Sabatowski, Rainer ^a   Elsner, Frank ^a   Everts, Jan ^a   Mendoza, Tito ^b   Cleeland, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer pain; Fatigue; Noncancer pain; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF FATIGUE INVENTORY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0242418223     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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