Health Outcomes Research in Medicine
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages e5-e16 , July 2010

COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS): Development and Psychometric Assessment

  • Dennis A. Revicki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • United BioSource Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Dennis A. Revicki, PhD, Center for Health Outcomes Research, United BioSource Corporation, 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814.
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  • David M. Meads, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Health Outcomes Research, Galen Research, Manchester, UK
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  • Stephen P. McKenna, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Outcomes Research, Galen Research, Manchester, UK
    • School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UK
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  • Rupert Gale, MA

      Affiliations

    • Novartis Research Center, Horsham, UK
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  • G. Alistair Glendenning, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Novartis Research Center, Horsham, UK
    • ,
  • Robin F. Pokrzywinski, MHA

      Affiliations

    • United BioSource Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland

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 This study was supported by funding from Novartis.

 None of the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose.

PII: S1877-1319(10)00008-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ehrm.2010.06.001

Health Outcomes Research in Medicine
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages e5-e16 , July 2010

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