Measuring fatigue in clinical and community settings

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Cella, Matteo ^a   Chalder, Trudie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFS; Chalder fatigue scale; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fatigue; ROC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHALDER FATIGUE SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENGLAND; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953812195     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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