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Guideline
. 1994 Dec 15;121(12):953-9.
doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-121-12-199412150-00009.

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

K Fukuda  1 , S E Straus, I Hickie, M C Sharpe, J G Dobbins, A Komaroff
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The chronic fatigue syndrome: a comprehensive approach to its definition and study. International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Group

K Fukuda et al. Ann Intern Med. .

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.
    Dodge JH, Kita MW. Dodge JH, et al. Ann Intern Med. 1995 Jul 1;123(1):75; author reply 76. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-1-199507010-00018. Ann Intern Med. 1995. PMID: 7619172 No abstract available.
  • The chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Lapp CW, Cheney PR. Lapp CW, et al. Ann Intern Med. 1995 Jul 1;123(1):74-5. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-1-199507010-00015. Ann Intern Med. 1995. PMID: 7762921 No abstract available.
  • The chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Rest J. Rest J. Ann Intern Med. 1995 Jul 1;123(1):75; author reply 76. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-1-199507010-00016. Ann Intern Med. 1995. PMID: 7762922 No abstract available.
  • The chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Rotheram EB Jr. Rotheram EB Jr. Ann Intern Med. 1995 Jul 1;123(1):75; author reply 76. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-1-199507010-00017. Ann Intern Med. 1995. PMID: 7762923 No abstract available.

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