A Community-Based Study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Open Access
- 11 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 159 (18) , 2129-2137
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.18.2129
Abstract
THE ESTIMATED annual direct and indirect cost to the community for each person with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)1 has been projected to be $9436.2 In addition, the quality of life for individuals with CFS has been found to be significantly lower than for other chronic illness groups.3-6 Because the functional disability associated with CFS results in a marked interruption of work and family life, the syndrome has important implications related to public health and policy.7This publication has 28 references indexed in Scilit:
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