Chronic fatigue syndrome and the immune system: "Findings in search of meanings"

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-326

  Pariante, Carmine M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 61349171432     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2009.01.006     Document Type: Note

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