Fatigue in the chronic fatigue syndrome: A cognitive phenomenon?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 415-426

  Fry, Alison M ^a,b   Martin, Maryanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognitive processes; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030294689     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00190-0     Document Type: Review

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