The Nature of Memory Impairment in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-70

  DeLuca, John ^a,e   Christodoulou, Christopher ^b   Diamond, Bruce J ^c   Rosenstein, Elliot D ^d   Kramer, Neil ^d   Ricker, Joseph H ^b   Natelson, Benjamin H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0842349465     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.49.1.62     Document Type: Article

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