The prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in Iceland - A national comparison by gender drawing on four different criteria

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-277

  Líndal, Eiríkur ^a   Stefánsson, Jón G ^a   Bergmann, Sverrir ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

CFS; Iceland disease; Pain; Scandinavia; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; PANIC; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCANDINAVIA; STRESS; SYMPTOM; TINNITUS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 0036387951     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480260242769     Document Type: Article

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