Subjective quality of life in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-19

  Rakib, A ^a   White, P D ^a   Pinching, A J ^a   Hedge, B ^a   Newbery, N ^a   Fakhoury, W K ^a   Priebe, S ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWHAM CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Health related quality of life; Quality of life; Subjective quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 13844253911     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-004-1693-y     Document Type: Article

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