Fatigue–concepts for physiotherapy management and measurement

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 314-323

  O'Connell, Caroline ^a   Stokes, Emma K ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CANCER; FATIGUE; MANAGEMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; REHABILITATION; STROKE

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951932571     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331907X223100     Document Type: Review

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