Review of case definitions for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
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Case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): a systematic review
OBJECTIVE To identify case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), and explore how the validity of case definitions can be evaluated in the absence of a reference standard. DESIGN Systematic review. SETTING International. PARTICIPANTS A literature search, updated as of November 2013, led to the identification of 20 case definitions and inclusion of 38 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Translational Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1479-5876
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-020-02455-0