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- Title
A systematic review of chronic fatigue, its syndromes and ethnicity: prevalence, severity, co-morbidity and coping.
- Authors
Dinos, Sokratis; Khoshaba, Bernadette; Ashby, Deborah; White, Peter D; Nazroo, James; Wessely, Simon; Bhui, Kamaldeep S
- Abstract
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterized by unexplained fatigue that lasts for at least 6 months alongside a constellation of other symptoms. CFS was historically thought to be most common among White women of higher socio-economic status. However, some recent studies in the USA suggest that the prevalence is actually higher in some minority ethnic groups. If there are convincing differences in prevalence and risk factors across all or some ethnic groups, investigating the causes of these can help unravel the pathophysiology of CFS.
- Publication
International journal of epidemiology, 2009, Vol 38, Issue 6, p1554
- ISSN
1464-3685
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ije/dyp147