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Prevalence of severe fatigue in primary care
1 Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK
2 Liverpool Women’s Hospital, UK
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Mrs L Haines
Principal Research Officer, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 50 Hallam Street, London W1W 6DE, UK; Linda.haines{at}rcpch.ac.uk
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.
Abbreviations: CF, chronic fatigue; CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome; ME, myalgic encephalomyelitis
Keywords: prevalence; primary care; severe fatigue; survey
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