Fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis: A possible role of comorbidities

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-126

  Biagini, Maria Rosa ^a   Tozzi, Alessandro ^a   Milani, Stefano ^a   Grippo, Antonello ^a   Amantini, Aldo ^a   Capanni, Marco ^a   Galli, Andrea ^a   Surrenti, Calogero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Comorbidities; Depression; Fatigue; Fatigue Impact Scale; Fatigue Severity Score; Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Questionnaires; Rand Medical Outcomes Study Depression Screener

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38049186556     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f1cbda     Document Type: Article

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