Practical management of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis in childhood
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Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a debilitating illness that affects many systems of the body, particularly the nervous and immune systems. The condition affects all age, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. This article focuses on the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to recognise, assess, manage and support patients with CFS/ME. The principles ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310622