Co-existence of chronic fatigue syndrome with fibromyalgia syndrome in the general population

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-51

  White, Kevin P ^a,b   Speechley, Mark ^a   Harth, Manfred ^a   Østbye, Truls ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Epidemiology; Fibromyalgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033962693     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030097400750001798     Document Type: Article

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