Treatment of 741 italian patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2847-2852

  Tirelli, Umberto ^a   Lleshi, A ^a   Berretta, M ^a   Spina, M ^a   Talamini, R ^a   Giacalone, A ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFS; Chronic fatigue syndrome; CSF; Fatigue; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; ITALY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891756857     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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