PM&R
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 327-331 , May 2010

What is Fatigue? Pathological and Nonpathological Fatigue

  • Leonard A. Jason, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Community Research, DePaul University, 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL, 60614‡
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: L.A.J.
    • ,
  • Meredyth Evans, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, IL§
    • ,
  • Molly Brown, MA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Nicole Porter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, IL∥

Received 15 January 2010 ,Accepted 23 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.03.028

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