Psychometric properties of the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) in women with breast problems

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-139

  De Vries, Jolanda ^a   Van der Steeg, Alida F ^b   Roukema, Jan A ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benign breast problems; Breast cancer; FAS; Fatigue; Instrumental study

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950155291     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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