Chronic fatigue in patients with unexplained self-reported food hypersensitivity and irritable bowel syndrome: Validation of a Norwegian translation of the fatigue impact Scale

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-107

  Lind, Ragna ^a   Berstad, Arnold ^b   Hatlebakk, Jan ^a,c   Valeur, Jørgen ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Food hypersensitivity; Irritable bowel syndrome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; NORWAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM OF NEPEAN DYSPEPSIA INDEX; SUBJECTIVE HEALTH COMPLAINT INVENTORY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84879830993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CEG.S45760     Document Type: Article

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