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Aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka and its overlap with depression.

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Aug 2010

Ball Harriet A, Sumathipala Athula, Siribaddana Sisira H, Kovas Yulia, Glozier Nick, McGuffin Peter, Hotopf Matthew

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BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a common symptom in Western high-income countries but is often medically unexplained and little is known about its presentation in other populations. AIMS: To explore the epidemiology and aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka, and of its overlap with depression. METHOD: A total of 4024 randomly selected twins from a population-based register in Sri Lanka (Colombo district) completed home...

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PMID: 20679262
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.069674
PMCID: PMC2913272

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