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Journal Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Volume 5, 1999 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Progression and Self-Defined Recovery

Evidence from the CDC Surveillance System

Michele Reyes Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
,
James G. Dobbins Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
,
Rosane Nisenbaum Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
,
Nazerah S. Subedar Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
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Bonnie Randall Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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William C. Reeves Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
Pages 17-27 | Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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