A feasibility study comparing two treatment approaches for chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-372

  Wright, B ^a   Ashby, B ^a   Beverley, D ^b   Calvert, E ^a   Jordan, J ^a   Miles, J ^c   Russell, I ^c   Williams, C ^a  

^a Lime Trees Child and Family Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; PACING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COUNSELING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16844362931     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.046649     Document Type: Article

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