Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in adults: A qualitative study of perspectives from professional practice

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Horton, Simon Mc ^a   Poland, Fiona ^a   Kale, Swati ^a   Drachler, Maria De Lourdes ^a   De Carvalho Leite, Jose Carlos ^a   McArthur, Maggie A ^a   Campion, Peter D ^b   Pheby, Derek ^c   Nacul, Luis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78149448648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-89     Document Type: Article

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