Randomised controlled trial of graded exercise in patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome
BMJPublished 7 June 1997Open access
K. Y Fulcher, Peter D. White
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These findings support the use of appropriately prescribed graded aerobic exercise in the management of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome.
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