Sleep abnormalities in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A review

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 719-728

  Jackson, Melinda L ^a   Bruck, Dorothy ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fatigue; Myalgic encephalomyelitis; Non restorative sleep; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROIMAGING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SLEEP DISORDERS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84871390494     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.2276     Document Type: Review

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