Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A survey of GPs' attitudes and knowledge

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-393

  Bowen, Jo ^a   Pheby, Derek ^b   Charlett, Andre ^a   McNulty, Cliodna ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Health knowledge attitudes practice; Practice guidelines; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DATA COLLECTION; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 27144488333     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi019     Document Type: Article

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