Quality of life and symptom severity for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome: Findings from a randomized clinical trial

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-43

  Taylor, Renée R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue intervention; Participatory action research; Rehabilitation program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2142643139     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.58.1.35     Document Type: Article

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