Critical life events, infections, and symptoms during the year preceding chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): An examination of CFS patients and subjects with a nonspecific life crisis

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 304-310

  Theorell, Töres ^a,b   Blomkvist, Vanja ^a   Lindh, Gudrun ^c   Evengård, Birgitta ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Critical life changes; Infectious disease; Irritability; Sadness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION; IRRITABILITY; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032968034     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199905000-00009     Document Type: Article

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