Physical and functional impact of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in childhood

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Kennedy, Gwen ^a   Underwood, Christine ^a   Belch, Jill Janette Freda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child health questionnaire; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Myalgic encephalomyelitis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INFLUENZA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TONSILLITIS; VALIDITY; VIRUS INFECTION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77953053370     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2644     Document Type: Article

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