Chronic fatigue in developing countries: population based survey of women in India
BMJPublished 3 May 2005Open access
Vikram Patel, Betty Kirkwood, Helen A. Weiss, Sulochana Pednekar, Janice Fernandes, Bernadette Pereira
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Chronic fatigue was commonly reported by women in this community study from India, and the strongest associations with chronic fatigue were for psychosocial factors indicative of poor mental health and gender disadvantage.
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Chronic fatigue was commonly reported by women in this community study from India. The strongest associations with chronic fatigue were for psychosocial factors indicative of poor mental health and gender disadvantage.
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