Risk factors for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A systematic scoping review of multiple predictor studies

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 915-926

  Hempel, S ^a   Chambers, D ^a   Bagnall, A M ^a   Forbes, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Myalgic encephalomyelitis; Review; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44449163445     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001602     Document Type: Review

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