A Comparison of Fatigue Scales in Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1213-1217

  Vasconcelos Jr , Olavo M ^a   Prokhorenko, Olga A ^a   Kelley, Kay F ^a   Vo, Alexander H ^a   Olsen, Cara H ^a   Dalakas, Marinos C ^b   Halstead, Lauro S ^c   Jabbari, Bahman ^a   Campbell, William W ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Poliomyelitis; Postpoliomyelitis syndrome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33747771351     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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