Developing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: A qualitative study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hannon, Kerin ^a   Peters, Sarah ^a   Fisher, Louise ^a   Riste, Lisa ^a   Wearden, Alison ^a   Lovell, Karina ^a   Turner, Pam ^a   Leech, Yvonne ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; ME; Patient; Practitioner; Primary health care; Qualitative research; Resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; ENGLAND; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84866508847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-93     Document Type: Article

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