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Publications: Case Definition

This section contains reviews and abstracts of articles covering the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) case definition.

• Are chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome valid clinical entities across countries and healthcare settings? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2009; 43:25-35.
• Fatigue: Case definition and guidelines for collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data. Vaccine 2007; 25:5685-5696.
• Chronic fatigue syndrome—a clinically empirical approach to its definition and study. BMC Medicine 2005;3:19.
• Psychometric properties of the CDC symptom inventory for the assessment of chronic fatigue syndrome. Population Health Metrics 2005;3:8
• Factor analysis of unexplained severe fatigue and interrelated symptoms: overlap with criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2004;56:171-178.
• Dichotomous factor analysis of symptoms reported by UK and US veterans of the 1991 Gulf War. Population Health Metrics 2004;2:8.
• Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolution. BMC Health Services Research 2003;3:25.
• Factor analysis of symptoms among subjects with unexplained chronic fatigue: what can we learn about chronic fatigue syndrome? American Journal of Epidemiology 1998;148:72-77.
• The chronic fatigue syndrome: a comprehensive approach to its definition and study. Annals of Internal Medicine 1994; 121:953-959.

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