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Original Article

‘It’s like being a slave to your own body in a way’: a qualitative study of adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome

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Pages 505-514 | Received 29 Dec 2016, Accepted 18 Mar 2018, Published online: 01 Apr 2018

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