Effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome (FITNET): A randomised controlled trial

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9824, 2012, Pages 1412-1418

  Nijhof, Sanne L ^a   Bleijenberg, Gijs ^c   Uiterwaal, Cuno S P M ^b   Kimpen, Jan L L ^a   Van De Putte, Elise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84859612518     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60025-7     Document Type: Article

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