Too tired to go to the support group': A health needs assessment of myalgic encephalomyelitis

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 343-349

  Sutton, Graham C ^a  

^a NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic fatigue syndrome; encephalomyelitis; health needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REST; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BED REST; CHILD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ENGLAND; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACIDS; MALE; PLANT OILS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0029762143     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024516     Document Type: Article

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