How to measure fatigue in neurological conditions? A systematic review of psychometric properties and clinical utility of measures used so far

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 804-816

  Tyson, Sarah F ^a   Brown, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinimetrics; fatigue; measurement; neurological disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904868229     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514521043     Document Type: Article

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