Evaluating the Centers for Disease Control's empirical chronic fatigue syndrome case definition

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-100

  Jason, Leonard A ^a   Najar, Natasha ^a   Porter, Nicole ^a   Reh, Christy ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Empirical case definition; Fukuda criteria; Major Depressive Disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249132986     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207308325995     Document Type: Article

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