Test-retest reliability and convergent validity of the fatigue impact scale for persons with multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-395

  Mathiowetz, Virgil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Fatigue assessment; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0642366771     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.57.4.389     Document Type: Article

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