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. 2005 Apr;90(4):367-8.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.039917.

Prevalence of severe fatigue in primary care

L C Haines  1 , G Saidi, R W I Cooke
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Prevalence of severe fatigue in primary care

L C Haines et al. Arch Dis Child. 2005 Apr.

Abstract

A postal survey of 1024 UK GP practices showed the prevalence of medically unexplained severe fatigue over three months in 5-19 year olds to be 62/100,000. Cases were predominantly adolescent girls and were more likely to come from practices in less deprived areas, which could reflect consulting behaviours.

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Breakdown of reported cases by age and gender (n = 474).
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Provisional diagnoses given by GP (n = 455).
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