A comparison of 4 questionnaires to measure fatigue in postpoliomyelitis syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 392-398

  Horemans, Herwin L ^a   Nollet, Frans ^a   Beelen, Anita ^a   Lankhorst, Gustaaf J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Postpoliomyelitis syndrome; Questionnaires; Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1842457046     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.06.007     Document Type: Article

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