The feeling of fatigue - Fatigue severity by unidimensional versus composite questionnaires

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 167-174

  Naschitz, Jochanan E ^a,b   Rozenbaum, Michael ^a   Shaviv, Nomi ^b   Fields, Madeline C ^b   Enis, Sean ^b   Babich, Jay P ^b   Manor, Hagit ^b   Yeshurun, Daniel ^a   Sabo, Edmond ^a   Rosner, Itzhak ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fatigue; Fatigue questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHALDER FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FATIGUE; FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 4143152777     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.29.4.167-174     Document Type: Article

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