Prevalence of chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue syndrome in young korean adults

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-153

  Kim, Seong Ho ^a  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Chronic widespread pain; Korean; Prevalence; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC WIDESPREAD PAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 67650329838     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10582450802161838     Document Type: Article

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