A definition-based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 234-240

  De Becker, P ^a   McGregor, N ^b   De Meirleir, K ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fukuda definition; Heterogeneity; Holmes definition; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

BELGIUM; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035721639     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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