Chronic fatigue syndrome in an ethnically diverse population: The influence of psychosocial adversity and physical inactivity

BMC Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bhui, Kamaldeep S ^a   Dinos, Sokratis ^a   Ashby, Deborah ^b   Nazroo, James ^c   Wessely, Simon ^d   White, Peter D ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953089435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-26     Document Type: Article

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