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Validation of an Arabic version of Fatigue Severity Scale

Hana I. Al-Sobayel, Hind A. Al-Hugail, Ranyah M. AlSaif, Nada M. Albawardi, Ali H. Alnahdi, Abdulkader M. Daif and Hussein F. Al-Arfaj
Saudi Medical Journal January 2016, 37 (1) 73-78; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.1.13055

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