Which Dimensions of Fatigue Should be Measured in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Delphi Study

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-17

  Nikolaus, Stephanie ^a   Bode, Christina ^a   Taal, Erik ^a   van de Laar, Mart A F J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delphi technique; Expert opinion; Fatigue; Outcome measure; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DELPHI STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84857373325     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.222     Document Type: Article

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