The effects of non-pharmacological interventions on fatigue in four chronic illness conditions: a critical review

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 324-334

  Smith, Cath ^a   Hale, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

FATIGUE; ILLNESS; INTERVENTION; NON PHARMACOLOGICAL

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973122774     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331907X223056     Document Type: Review

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