Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Similarities and differences

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-243

  Buchwald, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNOLOGY; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM; VIROLOGY;

EID: 0029876070     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70270-2     Document Type: Article

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