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The epidemiology of chronic fatigue in San Francisco
Lea Steele,James G. Dobbins,Keiji Fukuda,Michele Reyes,Bonnie Randall,Michele Koppelman,William C. Reeves +6 more
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Conditions associated with unexplained CF occur in all sociodemographic groups but appear to be most prevalent among women, persons with lower income, and some racial minorities.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Medicine.The article was published on 1998-09-28. It has received 189 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Chronic fatigue.read more
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A community-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Leonard A. Jason,Judith A. Richman,Alfred Rademaker,Karen M. Jordan,Audrius V. Plioplys,Renee R. Taylor,William McCready,Cheng Fang Huang,Sigita Plioplys +8 more
TL;DR: Earlier findings suggesting that CFS is a syndrome primarily affecting white, middle-class patients were not supported, and the highest levels of CFS were consistently found among women, minority groups, and persons with lower levels of education and occupational status.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome: a review.
Niloofar Afari,Dedra Buchwald +1 more
TL;DR: This review summarizes the current state of knowledge about chronic fatigue syndrome and suggests that physiological and psychological factors work together to predispose an individual to the illness and to precipitate and perpetuate the illness.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome. Summary of a report of a joint committee of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Psychiatrists and General Practitioners.
TL;DR: The conceptual model of CFS needs to be changed from one determined by a single cause/agent to one in which dysfunction is the end stage of a multifactorial process as discussed by the authors.
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Prevalence and Incidence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Wichita, Kansas
Michele Reyes,Rosane Nisenbaum,David C. Hoaglin,Elizabeth R. Unger,Carol Emmons,Bonnie Randall,John A. Stewart,Susan Abbey,James F. Jones,Nelson M. Gantz,Sarah L. Minden,William C. Reeves +11 more
TL;DR: Chronic fatigue syndrome constitutes a major public health problem and longitudinal follow-up of this cohort will be used to further evaluate the natural history of this illness.
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Case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): a systematic review.
Kjetil Gundro Brurberg,Marita Sporstøl Fønhus,Lillebeth Larun,Signe Flottorp,Kirsti Malterud,Kirsti Malterud +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors 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.
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The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Approach to Its Definition and Study
Keiji Fukuda,Sharon E. Straus,Ian B. Hickie,Michael Sharpe,James G. Dobbins,Anthony L. Komaroff +5 more
TL;DR: A conceptual framework and a set of research guidelines for use in studies of the chronic fatigue syndrome are developed that cover the clinical and laboratory evaluation of persons with unexplained fatigue; the identification of underlying conditions that may explain the presence of chronic fatigue; revised criteria for defining cases of the Chronic fatigue syndrome; and a strategy for dividing the chronic Fatigue syndrome and other unexplained cases of Chronic fatigue into subgroups.
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Epidemiologic Research: Principles and Quantitative Methods.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the main issues in epidemiology research and propose a method for controlling extraneous factors in the context of epidemiological studies, using Logistic Regression with Interaction, Effect Modification, and synergy.
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Epidemiologic Research: Principles and Quantitative Methods
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the main issues in epidemiology research and propose a method for controlling extraneous factors in the context of epidemiological studies, using Logistic Regression with Interaction, Effect Modification, and synergy.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Working Case Definition
Gary P. Holmes,Jonathan E. Kaplan,Nelson M. Gantz,Anthony L. Komaroff,Lawrence B. Schonberger,Sharon E. Straus,James F. Jones,Richard E. Dubois,Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles,Savita Pahwa,Giovanna Tosato,Leonard S. Zegans,David T. Purtilo,Nathaniel A. Brown,Robert T. Schooley,Irena Brus +15 more
TL;DR: A new name is proposed for the chronic Epstein-Barr virus syndrome--the chronic fatigue syndrome--that more accurately describes this symptom complex as a syndrome of unknown cause characterized primarily by chronic fatigue.
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A report--chronic fatigue syndrome: guidelines for research.
Michael Sharpe,L. C. Archard,J. E. Banatvala,L. K. Borysiewicz,A. W. Clare,A. David,R. H. Edwards,Keith Hawton,H. P. Lambert,R. J. Lane +9 more
TL;DR: Authors Dr M C Sharpe MRCPsych Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford Dr L C Archard PhD Senior Lecturer , Department of Biochemistry, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London