A multidisciplinary network for the care of abnormal fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in the provinces of East and West Flanders in Belgium

Acta Clinica Belgica: International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 327-334

  Tobback, E ^a   Mariman, A ^a   Heytens, S ^b   Declercq, T ^b   Bouwen, A ^c   Spooren, D ^a   Snoeck, P ^d   Van Dessel, K ^e,f   D'Hooghe, S ^g   Rimbaut, S ^a   Vogelaers, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Kliniek Voor Onverklaarde Lichamelijke Klachten Dienst Fysische Geneeskunde AZ Sint Jan Brugge Oostende AV   (Belgium)

^d AZ Delta   (Belgium)

^e Gespecialiseerde Trajectbepaling en Begeleiding (GTB)   (Belgium)

^f Vlaamse Dienst Voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB)   (Belgium)

^g Axxon   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abnormal fatigue; Care path; Chronic fatigue syndrome; General practitioner; Network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CHRONICITY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BELGIUM; COMORBIDITY; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84918826298     PISSN: 17843286     EISSN: 22953337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2295333714Y.0000000056     Document Type: Article

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