Risk and predictors of fatigue after infectious mononucleosis in a large primary-care cohort

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Petersen, I ^a,d   Thomas, J M ^a   Hamilton, W T ^b   White, P D ^a,c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TONSILLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 31144446221     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci149     Document Type: Article

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