Chronic fatigue syndrome: A description of graded exercise treatment

Physiotherapy

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 223-226

  Fulcher, Kathy Y ^a   White, Peter D ^b  

^a National Sports Medicine Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Graded exercise; Insomnia; Mental illness; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031981930     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)65554-X     Document Type: Article

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