Fatigue in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Frequency and associated factors

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-80

  Ramirez, Clarissa ^a   Piemonte, Maria Elisa Pimentel ^a   Callegaro, Dagoberto ^a   Da Silva, Helga Cristina Almeida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Clinical evolution; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRIEDMAN TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMNOLENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAZIL; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 42549162068     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960701642502     Document Type: Article

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