The definition of disabling fatigue in children and adolescents

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Fowler, Tom ^a   Duthie, Pamela ^b   Thapar, Anita ^a   Farmer, Anne ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Brynffynnon Child and Family Service   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; ONSET AGE; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ENGLAND; EPISODE OF CARE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 24044471320     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-33     Document Type: Article

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