A unified theory of the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 239-243

  Lerner, A Martin ^a,b,c   Zervos, Marcus ^a,b   Dworkin, Howard J ^a,b   Chang, Chung Ho ^a,b   O'Neill, William ^a,b  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERFERON;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; THEORY; THORAX PAIN; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030953124     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199705000-00005     Document Type: Review

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