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Published in: Population Health Metrics 1/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Editorial

How common is chronic fatigue syndrome; how long is a piece of string?

Author: Peter D White

Published in: Population Health Metrics | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

Commentary on
Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in metropolitan, urban, and rural Georgia
William C Reeves, James F Jones, Elizabeth Maloney, Christine Heim, David C Hoaglin, Roumiana S Boneva, Marjorie Morrissey and Rebecca Devlin
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Metadata
Title
How common is chronic fatigue syndrome; how long is a piece of string?
Author
Peter D White
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Population Health Metrics / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1478-7954
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-5-6

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