Measuring fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: Reproducibility, responsiveness and concurrent validity of three Dutch self-report questionnaires

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 1870-1876

  Rietberg, M B ^a   Van Wegen, E E H ^a   Kwakkel, G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Checklist Individual Strength; fatigue; Fatigue Severity Scale; Modified fatigue Impact Scale; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956915382     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638281003734458     Document Type: Article

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