Surveillance for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Four U.S. Cities, September 1989 Through August 1993

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Reyes, Michele ^d   Gary Jr , Howard E ^d   Dobbins, James G ^d   Randall, Bonnie ^a   Steele, Lea ^d   Fukuda, Keiji ^d   Holmes, Gary P ^b   Connell, David G ^a   Mawle, Alison C ^d   Scott Schmid, D ^d   Stewart, John A ^d   Schonberger, Lawrence B ^d   Gunn, Walter J ^c   Reeves, William C ^d  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Arlington Associates Inc   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KANSAS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEVADA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031581668     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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