Chronic fatigue syndrome in children and adolescents: A review

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-18

  Jordan, Karen M ^a   Landis, Dana A ^a   Downey, Meagan C ^a   Osterman, Susan L ^a   Thurm, Audrey E ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FLUOXETINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PHENELZINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIC; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MYALGIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0031972982     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00212-7     Document Type: Review

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