Fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis, compared with the general population

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 462-468

  Hinz, Andreas ^a   Fleischer, Michael ^a   Brähler, Elmar ^a   Wirtz, Hubert ^a   Bosse Henck, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age differences; Fatigue; Gender differences; Psychometrics; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FATIGUE ASSESSMENT SCALE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL FATIGUE INVENTORY; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RETIREMENT; SARCOIDOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOIDOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80052775549     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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