Chronic fatigue syndrome: A practical guide to assessment and management

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-199

  Sharpe, M ^c   Chalder, T ^c   Palmer, I ^a   Wessely, Simon ^b  

^a Royal Army Medical College   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031011683     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(97)80315-5     Document Type: Article

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