Interventions for the treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review

JAMA

Volumn 286, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1360-1368

  Whiting, Penny ^a   Bagnall, Anne Marie ^a   Sowden, Amanda J ^a   Cornell, John E ^b,c   Mulrow, Cynthia D ^b,c   Ramírez, Gilbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035913570     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.11.1360     Document Type: Review

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