Psychomotor functioning in chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 53-68

  Sargent, Carol Ann ^a,b,d   Anderson, Stuart ^c   Budek, Michael ^c  

^a Midlands Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d Town Hill Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Psychomotor functioning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0030931398     PISSN: 10573321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J092v03n03_04     Document Type: Article

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