Defining recovery in chronic fatigue syndrome: a critical review

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2407-2416

  Adamowicz, Jenna L ^a   Caikauskaite, Indre ^a   Friedberg, Fred ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Operational definition; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CONSENSUS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84912027217     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-014-0705-9     Document Type: Review

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