A systematic review of cancer-related fatigue measurement questionnaires

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-129

  Seyidova Khoshknabi, Dilara ^a   Davis, Mellar P ^a   Walsh, Declan ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer related fatigue; instruments; reliability; scales; systematic review; tools; validity

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

FATIGUE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952139405     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110381590     Document Type: Review

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