Health-related quality of life in chronic fatigue syndrome: Predictors of physical functioning and psychological distress

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-238

  Lowry, Timothy J ^a   Pakenham, Kenneth I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Disability; Distress; Physical functioning; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 41349107232     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701335698     Document Type: Article

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