Risk factors for chronic fatigue syndrome: A case-control study

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 17-33

  Reyes, Michele ^a   Dobbins, James G ^a   Mawle, Alison C ^a   Steele, Lea ^a   Gary Jr , Howard E ^a   Malani, Hina ^b   Schmid, Scott ^a   Fukuda, Keiji ^a   Stewart, John ^a   Nisenbaum, Rosane ^c   Reeves, William C ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Klemm Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control; epidemiology; risk factors

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 12644282548     PISSN: 10573321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J092v02n04_03     Document Type: Article

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