Self-reported aging-related fatigue: A concept description and its relevance to physical therapist practice

Physical Therapy

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1403-1413

  Egerton, Thorlene ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NOMENCLATURE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84885074383     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130011     Document Type: Article

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