Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , January 2005

The Parkinson fatigue scale

  • R.G. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, PO77, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7848 0773; fax: +44 20 7848 5006.
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  • A. Dittner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, PO77, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
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  • L. Findley

      Affiliations

    • Essex Neuroscience Unit, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, UK
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  • S.C. Wessely

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Psychological Medicine, Guy's King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK

Received 12 March 2004 ,Revised 8 July 2004 ,Accepted 27 July 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.07.007

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , January 2005

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