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Are current chronic fatigue syndrome criteria diagnosing different disease phenotypes?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Maclachlan Laura, Watson Stuart, Gallagher Peter, Finkelmeyer Andreas, Jason Leonard A, Sunnquist Madison, Newton Julia L
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised by a constellation of symptoms diagnosed with a number of different polythetic criteria. Heterogeneity across these diagnostic criteria is likely to be confounding research into the as-yet-unknown pathophysiology underlying this stigmatised and debilitating condition and may diagnose a disease spectrum with significant implications for clinical...
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