Reliability and validity of the PedsQL™ Multidimensional Fatigue Scale in Japan

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1091-1102

  Kobayashi, Kyoko ^a   Okano, Yoshiyuki ^b   Hohashi, Naohiro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agreement; Children; Fatigue; Health related quality of life; Parents; PedsQL

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CUSTODY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; PARENTS; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80052321812     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9834-y     Document Type: Article

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