Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Implications for Women and their Health Care Providers During the Childbearing Years

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-301

  Allen, Peggy Rosati ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

breastfeeding; chronic fatigue syndrome; parturition; postpartum period; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; ESZOPICLONE; FATTY ACID; FLUDROCORTISONE; GABAPENTIN; MAGNESIUM; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDODRINE; MODAFINIL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL; RAMELTEON; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALGANCICLOVIR; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADL DISABILITY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLUID THERAPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LABOR; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONOTHERAPY; MOOD DISORDER; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 45849146905     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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