Prevalence and correlates of prolonged fatigue in a U.S. sample of adolescents

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 502-510

  Lamers, Femke ^a   Hickie, Ian ^a   Merikangas, Kathleen R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED FATIGUE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879444232     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12040454     Document Type: Article

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