Health-related quality of life in chronic fatigue syndrome versus rheumatoid arthritis as control group

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 31-43

  Núñez, Montserrat ^a   Núñez, Esther ^b   Del Val, Jos Luis ^b   Fernández Huerta, Jos Manuel ^a   Alegre, Cayetano ^c   Bonet, Maria ^d   Roig, Daniel ^e   Gomez, Esther ^a   Godas Sieso, Teresa ^a   Fernández Solà, Joaquim ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d Department of Internal Medicine   (Spain)

^e SAP Baix Llobregat Centre   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Functional involvement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 39049115892     PISSN: 10573321     EISSN: 15470660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J092v14n02_04     Document Type: Article

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