An evaluation of multidisciplinary intervention for chronic fatigue syndrome with long-term follow-up, and a comparison with untreated controls

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 3 A, 1998, Pages 110S-114S

  Marlin, Richard G ^a,b   Anchel, Harvey ^a   Gibson, James C ^a   Goldberg, William M ^a   Swinton, Marilyn ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MRS Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANADA; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELAPSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0032575976     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00174-0     Document Type: Article

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