Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolution

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Stouten, Bart ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SLEEP DISORDER; UNCERTAINTY;

DYSSOMNIAS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 23044480200     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-5-37     Document Type: Article

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