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A pilot registry of unexplained fatiguing illnesses and chronic fatigue syndrome
Dana J Brimmer, Elizabeth Maloney, Rebecca Devlin, James F Jones, Roumiana Boneva, Caryn Nagler, Lisa LeRoy,Scott Royal, Hao Tian, Jin-Mann S Lin, Jennifer Kasten and Elizabeth R Unger
doi:10.1186/1756-0500-6-309
BMC Research Notes 2013, 6:309
Published: 2 August 2013
Provisional Abstract:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/6/309/abstract
Provisional full article PDF:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1756-0500-6-309.pdf
Extract from the abstract (results):
We registered 827 healthcare providers. Forty-two providers referred 88 patients, and 58 patients (66%) completed clinical evaluation. Of the 188 CFS support group members, 53 were self-referred and 46 (87%) completed the clinical evaluation.
Of the 104 participants completing evaluation, 36% (n = 37) met the criteria for CFS, 17% (n = 18) had insufficient fatigue or symptoms (ISF), and 47% (n = 49) were found to have exclusionary medical or psychiatric illnesses.
Dana J Brimmer, Elizabeth Maloney, Rebecca Devlin, James F Jones, Roumiana Boneva, Caryn Nagler, Lisa LeRoy,Scott Royal, Hao Tian, Jin-Mann S Lin, Jennifer Kasten and Elizabeth R Unger
doi:10.1186/1756-0500-6-309
BMC Research Notes 2013, 6:309
Published: 2 August 2013
Provisional Abstract:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/6/309/abstract
Provisional full article PDF:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1756-0500-6-309.pdf
Extract from the abstract (results):
We registered 827 healthcare providers. Forty-two providers referred 88 patients, and 58 patients (66%) completed clinical evaluation. Of the 188 CFS support group members, 53 were self-referred and 46 (87%) completed the clinical evaluation.
Of the 104 participants completing evaluation, 36% (n = 37) met the criteria for CFS, 17% (n = 18) had insufficient fatigue or symptoms (ISF), and 47% (n = 49) were found to have exclusionary medical or psychiatric illnesses.