Etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome: Testing popular hypotheses using a national birth cohort study

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 488-495

  Harvey, Samuel B ^a   Wadsworth, Michael ^b   Wessely, Simon ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopy; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Exercise; Fatigue; Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 45149109390     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31816a8dbc     Document Type: Article

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