Epidemiological characteristics of chronic fatigue- syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in Australian patients
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Epidemiological characteristics of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in Australian patients
BACKGROUND No epidemiological investigations have previously been conducted in Australia according to the current clinical definitions of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). The aim of this study was to describe sociodemographic and illness characteristics of Australian patients with CFS/ME. METHODS A cross-sectional survey on the medical history of patients enrolled ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Epidemiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1179-1349
DOI: 10.2147/clep.s96797