Chronic fatigue syndrome: Symptoms, appraisal and ways of coping

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-121

  Knussen, Christina ^a   Lee, Deborah ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COPING BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031842067     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1998.tb00560.x     Document Type: Article

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