The management of children with chronic fatigue syndrome-like illness in primary care: A cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 522, 2006, Pages 43-47

  Saidi, Guitta ^a   Haines, Linda ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Diagnosis; Patient management; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 30444435931     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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