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Chronic fatigue syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment
South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 1 : January/February| a1837 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2013.10874302
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Submitted: 01 August 2011 | Published: 28 February 2013
Submitted: 01 August 2011 | Published: 28 February 2013
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A. Revelas, Pathology Department, St. Nicolas General Hospital, GreeceE. Baltaretsou, Cardiology Department, St. Nicolas General Hospital, Greece
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) refers to marked and prolonged fatigue, for which no indentifiable cause can be found. Despite the presence of extensive symptoms, diagnosis is made when there is profound fatigue, lasting for a duration of six months, or longer. CFS is frequently seen in association with psychiatric illnesses,such as depression and anxiety, but has not been shown to be casually related to any particular psychiatric disease.
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symptoms; women; chronic fatigue; illnesses; diagnosis
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