Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: How to find a 'new equilibrium'?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-154

  Van Houdenhove, Boudewijn ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

ALLOSTASIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SLEEP DISORDER; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350061537     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.09.001     Document Type: Note

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