Incidence of fatigue symptoms and diagnoses presenting in UK primary care from 1990 to 2001

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 571-575

  Gallagher, Arlene M ^a   Thomas, Janice M ^a   Hamilton, William T ^b   White, Peter D ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYALGIA; POSTVIRAL FATIGUE SYNDROME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 10644254770     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.12.571     Document Type: Article

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