Long-term sickness absence among patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 430-431

  Knudsen, Ann Kristin ^a   Henderson, Max ^b   Harvey, Samuel B ^b   Chalder, Trudie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80655130246     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.082974     Document Type: Article

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