Findings from a clinical and laboratory database developed for discovery of pathogenic mechanisms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 75-96

  Klimas, N G ^a   Ironson, G ^b   Carter, A ^c   Balbin, E ^a,b   Bateman, L ^d   Felsenstein, D ^e   Levine, S ^f   Peterson, D ^g   Chiu, K ^h   Allen, A ^d   Cunningham, K ^e   Gottschalk, C G ^g   Fletcher, M ^a   Hornig, M ⁱ   Canning, C ^j   Komaroff, A L ^j  

^a affiliation with Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d Fatigue Consultation Clinic   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Levine Clinic   (United States)

^g Sierra Internal Medicine Associates   (United States)

^h Physicians for Peace   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Medicine   (United States)

^j HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

autonomic; chronic fatigue syndrome; cohort; inflammation

Indexed keywords

METHISOPRINOL; RINTATOLIMOD;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBROMYALGIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SORE THROAT;

EID: 85006304443     PISSN: 21641846     EISSN: 21641862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2015.1023652     Document Type: Article

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