Abstract
A postal survey of 1024 UK GP practices showed the prevalence of medically unexplained severe fatigue over three months in 5-19 year olds to be 62/100,000. Cases were predominantly adolescent girls and were more likely to come from practices in less deprived areas, which could reflect consulting behaviours.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Age Distribution
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Fatigue / epidemiology*
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Fatigue / etiology
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / epidemiology*
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / etiology
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Female
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Health Surveys
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Humans
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Male
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Postal Service
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Prevalence
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Primary Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
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United Kingdom / epidemiology