Cognitive deficits in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 535-541

  Marcel, Barbara ^a   Komaroff, Anthony L ^b   Fagioli, Laura R ^b   Kornish II, R James ^b   Albert, Marilyn S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CFS; Cognition; ME; Memory; Psychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030587481     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00422-X     Document Type: Article

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