Chronic fatigue syndrome in children

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7113, 1997, Pages 949-

  Dowsett, E G ^a   Colby, Jane ^b   Jacobs, Gill ^b   Hume, Melanie ^c  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ME Association ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ME Association   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; HUMAN; NOTE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 85007716485     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7113.949     Document Type: Letter

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