Issues in Estimating Rates of Pediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in a Community-Based Sample

نویسندگان
Z. Katz, Ben ID 1
Jantke, Rachel ID 2
Sunnquist, Madison ID 3
A. Jason, Leonard ID 4
Mears, Cynthia ID 5
Brown, Abigail ID 6
O’Connor, Kell ID 7

1 Northwestern University, Evanston, United States

2 Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, United States

3 Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, United States

4 Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, United States

5 Advocate Health Care, Chicago, United States

6 Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, United States

7 Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, United States

doi
10.17795/ajnpp-37281
چکیده

Background: There is a need to examine the prevalence of pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the general community, as well as the relative frequency of CFS and ME among various groups (e.g., different age groups, genders, racial/ethnic groups, and socioeconomic strata) and to compare these individuals with ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Epidemiology, Case Definition