Stigma and chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 63-75

  Green, Judith ^a   Romei, Jennifer ^a   Benjamin, H ^a   Natelson, M D ^a  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Health care use; Physicians; Stigma; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032994982     PISSN: 10573321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J092v05n02_04     Document Type: Article

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