Cross-cultural differences in the epidemiology of unexplained fatigue syndromes in primary care

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 182, Issue MAR., 2003, Pages 205-209

  Skapinakis, Petros ^a   Lewis, Glyn ^a   Mavreas, Venetsanos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cotham House ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0037335377     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.182.3.205     Document Type: Article

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