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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome


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References

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  • Engleberg NC (2005). Chronic fatigue syndrome. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., pp. 1720–1726. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone.



Last Updated: May 15, 2007
Author:
Robin Parks, MS
Medical Review:
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine

Karin M. Lindholm, DO - Neurology


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