Chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents: Do parental expectations of their child's intellectual ability match the child's ability?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-168

  Godfrey, Emma ^a   Cleare, Anthony ^a   Coddington, Alice ^a   Roberts, Amanda ^a   Weinman, John ^a   Chalder, Trudie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Expectations; IQ

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650429923     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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