The chronic fatigue syndrome: a comprehensive approach to its definition and study. International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Group

Abstract:

The complexities of the chronic fatigue syndrome and the methodologic problems associated with its study indicate the need for a comprehensive, systematic, and integrated approach to the evaluation, classification, and study of persons with this condition and other fatiguing illnesses. We propose a conceptual framework and a set of guidelines that provide such an approach. Our guidelines include recommendations for the clinical evaluation of fatigued persons, a revised case definition of the chronic fatigue syndrome, and a strategy for subgrouping fatigued persons in formal investigations.

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The chronic fatigue syndrome. [Ann Intern Med. 1995]

The chronic fatigue syndrome. [Ann Intern Med. 1995]

The chronic fatigue syndrome. [Ann Intern Med. 1995]

The chronic fatigue syndrome. [Ann Intern Med. 1995]

 

Source: Fukuda K, Straus SE, Hickie I, Sharpe MC, Dobbins JG, Komaroff A. The chronic fatigue syndrome: a comprehensive approach to its definition and study. International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Group. Ann Intern Med. 1994 Dec 15;121(12):953-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7978722

 

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