A naturalistic study of the chronic fatigue syndrome among women in primary care

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 307-316

  Saltzstein, Barbara J ^a,b   Wyshak, Grace ^a,c   Hubbuch, Jeanne T ^a,d   Perry, J C ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEUROSIS; OBSESSION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0031682671     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(98)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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