Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1213-1217 , September 2006

A Comparison of Fatigue Scales in Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome

Presented in part to the American Academy of Neurology, April 2005, Miami, FL.

  • Olavo M. Vasconcelos Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Olavo M. Vasconcelos Jr, MD, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bldg 53/Rm 101, Bethesda, MD 20814
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  • Olga A. Prokhorenko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Kay F. Kelley, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Alexander H. Vo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Cara H. Olsen, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Marinos C. Dalakas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuromuscular Diseases Section, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Lauro S. Halstead, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience Department, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
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  • Bahman Jabbari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • William W. Campbell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

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 Supported by the Department of Defense (Health Affairs grant no. MDA 905-01-007).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00533-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.06.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1213-1217 , September 2006

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