Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Does It Need More Healthcare Resources?

Overview

Journal Pharmacoeconomics

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 1994 May 8

PMID 10147262

Authors

A Lloyd

H Pender

Affiliations

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