The Italian version of the Fibrofatigue Scale, a reliable tool for the evaluation of fibromyalgia symptoms

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-216

  Sarzi Puttini, P ^a   Atzeni, F ^a   Turiel, M ^b   Furlan, R ^a   Vulpio, L ^a   Carrabba, M ^a   Pace, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Italian version; Pain; Psychiatric status rating scales; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROFATIGUE SCALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1542358043     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00373-8     Document Type: Article

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