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. 2021 Jan 18:7:606824.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.606824. eCollection 2020.

Will COVID-19 Lead to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Anthony L Komaroff  1 , Lucinda Bateman  2
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Will COVID-19 Lead to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Anthony L Komaroff et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; post-infectious fatigue syndrome; post-viral fatigue syndrome.

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Conflict of interest statement

AK reports receiving personal fees from Serimmune Inc., Ono Pharma, and Deallus, and grants from the National Institutes of Health, for activities unrelated to the submitted work. LB is employed by the Bateman Horne Center which receives grants from the National Institutes of Health, and from BHC receives fees from Exagen, Inc., and Teva Pharmaceutical for activities unrelated to the submitted work.

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