No gender differences in fatigue and functional limitations due to fatigue among patients with COPD

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1303-1310

  Theander, Kersti ^a   Unosson, Mitra ^b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Fatigue; Fatigue impact scale; Gender; General population

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79954569505     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03625.x     Document Type: Article

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